The potential role of igneous intrusions on hydrocarbon migration, West of Shetland

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 259-272

  Rateau, Rémi ^a   Schofield, Nick ^b   Smith, Michael ^a  

^a E and P Forum   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-D SEISMIC SURVEY; GEOMETRICAL RELATIONSHIP; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; PETROLEUM EXPLORATION; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; WEST OF SHETLANDS;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SETTLING TANKS;

HYDROCARBONS;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FAROE BASIN; SHETLAND BASIN;

EID: 84880830077     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo2012-035     Document Type: Article

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