Processes and products of footwall degradation, northern Brent Field, Northern North Sea

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 91-106

  McLeod, A E ^a   Underhill, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052580725     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0050091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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