A lacustrine shoreface succession in the Albert Formation, Moncton Basin, New Brunswick

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-358

  Keighley, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIO-DELTAIC; GAMMA RAY LOGS; GAS FIELDS; LAKE LEVELS; MARITIME PROVINCES; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; PROGRADATION; SHOREFACE; TIGH TRESERVOIRS;

GAMMA RAYS; GAS INDUSTRY; LAKES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; ROCKS;

SANDSTONE;

GAS FIELD; NATURAL GAS; OIL; OUTCROP; PETROLEUM; PROGRADATION; RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE; SHORE (NONMARINE);

AFRICA; CANADA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE ALBERT; MONCTON BASIN; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67649472808     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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