First correlation of NORM with a specific geological hypothesis

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-17

  Smith, Andrew L ^a  

^a Risk Management Systems Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; KEROGEN; LITHOLOGY; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY; URANIUM DEPOSITS;

GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GEOLOGICAL MEDIA; GEOLOGICAL PROCESS; OIL AND GAS RESERVES; ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS; PRODUCTION OPERATIONS; SCALE PRECIPITATION;

PROVEN RESERVES;

EID: 79960059848     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/138136-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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