Petroleum Geology published jointly by Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd and the Geological Society

International Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief Dr D G Roberts British Petroleum London, UK

US Regional Editor Dr D W Scholl US Geological Survey California, USA

Professor A W Bally Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

Dr T Brennand Shell China Ltd, F;y;“ag,

Dr J Brooks Brooks & Associates, Glasgow, UK

Dr W P Dillon US Geological Survey, Woods Hole, USA

Professor 0 Eldholm University of Oslo, Norway

Dr B D Evamy Enterprise Oil, London, UK

Dr D A Falvey Dr M F Ridd Bureau of Mineral Resources Croft Oil and Gas plc, Geology and Geophysics, Glasgow, Canberra, Australia UK

Professor J E v Hinte Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dr S Snelson Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX, USA

Professor K Hinz Bundensanstalt fur Geowissen- schaften und Rohstoffe, Hanover, FRG

Dr A M Spencer Forus (GEO), Statoil, Stavanger, Norway

Professor R Stoneley lrrKperral College, London,

Dr Zhai Guang Ming Scientific Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing, China

Dr L Montadert lnstitut Francais du Petrole, Paris, France

Dr A J Tankard Petro Canada Resources, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Dr J S Watkins Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA

Professor A B Watts Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, New York, NY, USA

Dr P F Worthington British Petroleum, Sunbury, UK

Dr P A Ziegler Shell lnternationale Petroleum, Maatschappij B.V., The Netherlands

Dr P R Vail Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

Dr W H Ziegler Petrofina S.A.,, Brussels, Belgrum

Submissions Three copies of manuscripts should be submitted to one of the following (from whom Notes for Authors can be obtained): (a) Europe and the rest of the world excluding the USA (b) USA

Dr D G Roberts (Editor-in-Chief) BP, Britannic House, WA-08-03

Dr D W Scholl (Regional Editor)

Moor Lane US Geological Survey MS 99, 345 Middlefield Road

London EC2Y 9BU. UK Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA

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