High resolution zonation within a tide-dominated deltaic reservoir: The Middle Jurassic Beryl Formation, Beryl Field, UKCS

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 1187-1198

  Maxwell, G ^a,c   Hartley, A ^a   Crane, J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Mobil North Sea Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c Texaco North Sea UK Co   (United Kingdom)

^d Mobil Exploration and Producing Australia Pty Ltd Level 29   (Australia)

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EID: 80052532130     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0051187     Document Type: Conference Paper

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