Cretaceous and Palaeogene turbidite systems in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea basins: Source, staging area and basin physiography controls on reservoir development

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 0, 2005, Pages 1147-1164

  Martinsen, O J ^a   Lien, T ^a   Jackson, C ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; North Sea; Norwegian Sea; Palaeogene; Turbidite systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052522176     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0061147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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