The main structural styles of the hydrocarbon reservoirs in Oman

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 409-445

  Al Kindi, Mohammed H ^a   Richard, Pascal D ^a  

^a PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT; FOLD; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ORIENTATION; STRESS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC SETTING;

OMAN; SOUTH OMAN SALT BASIN;

EID: 84895822233     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP392.20     Document Type: Article

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