The permeability of faults within siliciclastic petroleum reservoirs of the North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf

Marine and Petroleum Geology - Tập 18 Số 10 - Trang 1063-1081 - 2001
Q.J. Fisher1, R. J. Knipe1
1Department of Earth Sciences, Rock Deformation Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK

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