Geophysical aspects of shale mobilization in the deep water off the east coast of Trinidad

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 93, 2010, Pages 111-118

  De Clarke, Wanda Landro ^a  

^a Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BASIN EVOLUTION; DEEP WATER; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MOBILIZATION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC METHOD; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULT;

BARBADOS; DARIEN; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 84858856074     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/13231311M933421     Document Type: Article

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