Role of the Chalk in development of deep overpressure in the Central North Sea

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 7, Issue 0, 2010, Pages 493-507

  Swarbrick, R E ^a   Lahann, R W ^a,b   O'Connor, S A ^a   Mallon, A J ^c  

^a Mountjoy Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central North Sea; Overpressure; Seal breach

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959326372     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0070493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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