Diagenetic porosity creation in an overpressured graben

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 1339-1350

  Haszeldine, R S ^a   Wilkinson, M ^a   Darby, D ^a,c   Macaulay, C I ^b   Couples, G D ^a,d   Fallick, A E ^b   Fleming, C G ^a   Stewart, R N T ^a   Mcaulay, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Isotope Geology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Gas Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052534875     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0051339     Document Type: Conference Paper

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