Eh mapping locates petroleum seepage: Electrical potential of superficial seafloor sediments reveals location, extent of natural seepages of oil, gas

Sea Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 47-53

  Thompson, Keith F ^a,c   Holt, John ^b,d,e   Kennedy, Greg ^b,d  

^a Petrosurveys Inc   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d HBOI ^*  (United States)

^e International Oceanographic Corp

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CORE ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PROBES; SEEPAGE; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

PETROLEUM SEEPAGE;

UNDERWATER PROBING;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SEEPAGE; SEEPAGES; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0031177925     PISSN: 00933651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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