Development of intra-basaltic lava-field drainage systems within the faroe-shetland basin

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 273-288

  Schofield, Nick ^a,b   Jolley, David W Jolley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; NORTH ATLANTIC IGNEOUS PROVINCE; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; TERRITORIAL WATERS; VOLCANICLASTIC SEDIMENTS;

BASALT; CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DISCOVERY WELLS;

BASALT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DRAINAGE; FLOW FIELD; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LAVA FLOW; PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY; PALEOGENE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FAROE BASIN; SHETLAND BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880819050     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo2012-061     Document Type: Article

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