Geometry of winglike clastic intrusions adjacent to a deep-water channel complex: Implications for hydrocarbon exploration and production

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 559-584

  Jackson, Christopher A L ^a   Huuse, Mads ^b   Barber, Gillian P ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROCARBONS; LEVEES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

DEEP-WATER CHANNELS; EXPLORATION TARGETS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; POTENTIAL RESERVOIR; SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA; SEISMIC RESOLUTION; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); WINGLIKE INTRUSIONS;

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; CLASTIC DIKE; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; DEEP WATER; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OVERPRESSURE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

NORWAY;

EID: 79955637745     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/09131009157     Document Type: Article

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