Regional correlation of Westphalian sandbodies onshore UK: Implications for reservoirs in the Southern North Sea

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 747-756

  Aitken, J F ^a,b   Quirk, D G ^a   Guion, P D ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Gas Research and Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052532686     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0050747     Document Type: Conference Paper

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