Facies, Sequence Framework, and Evolution of Rudist Buildups, Shu'aiba Formation, Saudi Arabia

The Cretaceous (Early Aptian) Shu'aiba Formation, Shaybah field, Saudi Arabia, is 60 km long by 12 km wide and 150 m thick, and is a giant carbonate reservoir. It formed on a regional carbonate ramp bordering an intrashelf basin. The succession consists of a composite sequence of seven high fre...

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Main Author: Al-Ghamdi, Nasser Mohammad
Other Authors: Geosciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33225
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05252006-150116/