CSEM performance in light of well results

Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK)

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-41

  Hesthammer, Jonny ^a   Stefatos, Aris ^a   Boulaenko, Mikhail ^a   Fanavoll, Stein ^b   Danielsen, Jens ^b  

^a Rocksource

^b EMGS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

DETECTION METHOD; HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 75649115783     PISSN: 1070485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3284051     Document Type: Article

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