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This chapter illustrates, by means of a case study of a super giant field, the excellent reservoir characteristics of braidplain and associated deltaic facies. It also discusses some of the difficulties encountered in most efficiently producing hydrocarbons from this type of sequence.
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Atkinson, C.D., McGowen, J.H., Bloch, S., Lundell, L.L., Trumbly, P.N. (1990). Braidplain and Deltaic Reservoir, Prudhoe Bay Field, Alaska. In: Barwis, J.H., McPherson, J.G., Studlick, J.R.J. (eds) Sandstone Petroleum Reservoirs. Casebooks in Earth Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8988-0_2
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