Yampi Shelf, Browse Basin, North-West Shelf, Australia: A test-bed for constraining hydrocarbon migration and seepage rates using combinations of 2D and 3D seismic data and multiple, independent remote sensing technologies

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 517-549

  O'Brien, G W ^a   Lawrence, G M ^b   Williams, A K ^c   Glenn, K ^d   Barrett, A G ^d   Lech, M ^d   Edwards, D S ^d   Cowley, R ^e   Boreham, C J ^d   Summons, R E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b TREICo Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c Nigel Press Associates   (United Kingdom)

^d GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Signalworks Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon seepage; North West shelf; Remote sensing; Top seal integrity

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DATA REDUCTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; LASER APPLICATIONS; NATURAL GAS; REMOTE SENSING; SEEPAGE; SEISMOLOGY;

AIRBORNE LASER FLURESCENCE (ALF); DRY GASES; GAS FLUSHING; SEISMIC AMPLITUDES;

CATCHMENTS;

PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

INDIAN OCEAN; NORTHWEST AUSTRALIAN SHELF; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

DIOSCOREA TRIFIDA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 20444443499     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2004.10.027     Document Type: Article

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