High-resolution seismic stratigraphy of the Shu'aiba and Natih formations in the Sultanate of Oman: Implications for Cretaceous epeiric carbonate platform ssytems

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 329, Issue , 2010, Pages 145-162

  Droste, H ^a,b  

^a Shell Development Oman LLC   (Oman)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STACKING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE;

OMAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 77955988229     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP329.7     Document Type: Article

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