The oil and gas basins of Africa

Episodes

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 429-445

  Selley, R C ^a   Van Der Spuy, D ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Petroleum Agency   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALBED METHANE; GAS FIELD; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OIL FIELD; SOURCE ROCK;

ALGERIA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;

EID: 84979691971     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2016/v39i2/95786     Document Type: Article

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