Sandstone-body dimensions in a lower coastal-plain depositional setting: Lower Williams Fork formation, Coal Canyon, Piceance Basin, Colorado

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1379-1401

  Pranter, Matthew J ^a   Cole, Rex D ^b   Panjaitan, Henrikus ^c,d   Sommer, Nicholas K ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b and Mass Communication   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^d Heavy Oil Operating Unit   (India)

^e ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COAL DEPOSITS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOGRAPHY; RIVERS; STRATIGRAPHY; WELL SPACING;

BODY DIMENSIONS; COASTAL PLAIN; DEPOSITIONAL SETTING; FIELD DESCRIPTION; FLUVIAL DEPOSITS; HIGH RESOLUTION; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; MEANDERING RIVERS;

SANDSTONE;

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL PLAIN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GPS; MUDSTONE; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; PICEANCE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70549113161     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06240908173     Document Type: Article

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