Oil and gas migration in the Sherwood Sandstone of the East Irish Sea Basin

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 1383-1398

  Cowan, G ^a   Burley, S D ^b,d   Hoey, N ^a   Holloway, P ^a   Bermingham, P ^a   Beveridge, N ^b,e   Hamborg, M ^c   Sylta, O ^c  

^a BG E and P   (United Kingdom)

^b Gas Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c SINTEF PETROLEUM RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Farburn Industrial Estate ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052538321     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0051383     Document Type: Conference Paper

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