Control of salt structures on hydrocarbons in the passive continental margin of West Africa

Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 196-202

  Liu, Zuodong ^a,b   Li, Jianghai ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compressional zone; Extensional zone; Passive continental margin; Salt structure; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; COMPRESSION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIAPIR; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOLOGY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

CAMEROON; WEST AFRICA;

TESTUDINES;

COMPRESSIONAL; EXTENSIONAL ZONE; PASSIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN; SALT STRUCTURE; WEST AFRICA;

HYDROCARBONS; PROVEN RESERVES;

TECTONICS;

EID: 79955896386     PISSN: 18763804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1876-3804(11)60025-6     Document Type: Article

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