Orphan Basin, offshore Newfoundland, Canada: Structural and tectonic framework, petroleum systems and exploration potential

SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 382-385

  Enachescu, Michael ^a   Kearsey, Stephen ^a   Hogg, John ^b   Einarsson, Paul ^c   Nader, Sam ^c   Smee, Jerry ^d  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

^c Geophysical Service Incorporated   (United States)

^d ExAlta Energy   (Canada)

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EID: 77949990027     PISSN: 10523812     EISSN: 19494645     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1843324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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