Reconciling gravity and seismic data in the Faeroe-Shetland Basin, West of Shetland

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 595-600

  Ashcroft, W A ^a   Hurst, A ^a   Morgan, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

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EID: 80052534879     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0050595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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