Dynamic fault seal analysis and flow pathway modelling in three-dimensional basin models

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 0, 2005, Pages 1275-1288

  Clarke, S M ^a,b   Burley, S D ^a,c   Williams, G D ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

3D predictive techniques; Basin modelling; Fault seal; Fluid flow; Hydrocarbon migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052550614     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0061275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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