Sequence stratigraphy and reservoir architecture of the burgan and mauddud formations (Lower Cretaceous), Kuwait

AAPG Memoir

Volumn 88, Issue , 2006, Pages 213-245

  Strohmenger, Christian J ^a,e   Mitchell, John C ^a   Feldman, Howard R ^a   Lehmann, Patrick J ^a   Broomhall, Robert W ^a   Patterson, Penny E ^a   Al Sahlan, Ghaida ^b   Demko, Timothy M ^c   Wellner, Robert W ^a   Glen McCrimmon, G ^d   Al Ajmi, Neama ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b KUWAIT OIL COMPANY   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^d Hibernia Mgmt and Devmt Co Ltd   (Canada)

^e ADCO   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 84883242366     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1306/1215878M883271     Document Type: Chapter

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