Ichnology as a tool in carbonate reservoir characterization: A case study from the permian - triassic khuff formation in the middle east

GeoArabia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 17-38

  Knaust, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CARBONATE; CARBONATE PLATFORM; ICHNOFABRIC; ICHNOLOGY; MUDSTONE; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; RESERVOIR; SUCCESSION;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 67650879479     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia140317     Document Type: Article

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