Sand-rich injectites in the context of short-lived and long-lived fluid flow

Basin Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 603-621

  Jonk, Rene ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC SEDIMENT; ENTRAINMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID FLOW; FLUID INJECTION; FLUIDIZATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OVERPRESSURE; REMOBILIZATION; SAND; STRAIN RATE; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EID: 77955162366     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2010.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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