Reservoir management of the Wytch Farm Oil Field, Dorset, UK: Providing options for growth into later field life

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 1157-1172

  Hogg, A J C ^a   Evans, I J ^a   Harrison, P F ^a   Meling, T ^a   Smith, G S ^a   Thompson, S D ^a   Watts, G F T ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052550601     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0051157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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