Fracture networks and hydrate distribution at Hydrate Ridge, Oregon

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 245, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 123-136

  Weinberger, Jill L ^a   Brown, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

gas hydrate; hydro fracture; logging while drilling; Ocean Drilling Program; permeability

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FRACTURE NETWORKS; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; HYDRATE DISTRIBUTION; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; RESISTIVITY-AT-THE-BIT IMAGES; RIDGE CREST;

CAPILLARITY; GAS HYDRATES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OFFSHORE BOREHOLES; OFFSHORE DRILLING;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

DRILLING; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE ZONE; GAS HYDRATE; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS); OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PERMEABILITY;

CASCADIA MARGIN; HYDRATE RIDGE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646048009     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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