Hydrocarbon seepage and carbonate mound formation: A basin modelling study from the Porcupine Basin (offshore Ireland)

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-166

  Naeth, Jochen ^a,b,c   di Primio, R ^b   Horsfield, B ^b   Schaefer, R G ^a   Shannon, P M ^d   Bailey, W R ^d   Henriet, J P ^e  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CHIMNEYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBONS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); SEEPAGE; SEISMOLOGY; WATER;

CARBONATE MOUND FORMATION; HYDROCARBON FLOWS; HYDROCARBON SEEPAGE; SEISMIC LINES;

CATCHMENTS;

BASIN ANALYSIS; CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; HYDROCARBON; MUD MOUND; SEEPAGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAIN; WORLD;

EID: 18144362023     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2005.tb00077.x     Document Type: Article

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