Kinematics of eastern Salt Range and South Potwar Basin (Pakistan): A new scenario

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1127-1139

  Grelaud, Sylvain ^a   Sassi, William ^b   de Lamotte, Dominique Frizon ^a   Jaswal, Tariq ^c   Roure, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Balanced cross section; Burial history; Kinematic modelling; Palaeotemperature; Salt Range, Potwar Basin, Pakistan; Source rock maturity; Synorogenic molasse

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; DEFORMATION; SEDIMENTS;

FORWARD KINEMATIC MODELLING;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; KINEMATICS; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING;

PAKISTAN; POTWAR BASIN; SALT RANGE;

EID: 84984590186     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(02)00121-6     Document Type: Article

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