UK shale-gas resources

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 0, 2005, Pages 707-714

  Selley, R C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogenic; Fractures; Kimmeridge Clay; Lias; London Clay; Oxford Clay; Shale gas; Thermogenic; USA; Weald Clay

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052544857     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0060707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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