High-resolution 3D-seismic data indicate focussed fluid migration pathways above polygonal fault systems of the mid-Norwegian margin

Marine Geology

Volumn 245, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 89-106

  Hustoft, Steinar ^a   Mienert, Jürgen ^a   Bünz, Stefan ^a   Nouzé, Hervé ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

acoustic pipes and pockmarks; feeding of methane to hydrate deposits; hydraulic fracturing; Norwegian margin; polygonal faulting

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PIPES; HYDRATE DEPOSITS; NORWEGIAN MARGIN; POCKMARKS; POLYGONAL FAULTING;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; METHANE; SEDIMENTS;

SEISMOLOGY;

FAULT; FLUID FLOW; GAS HYDRATE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; METHANE; MIOCENE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; POCKMARK; RESOLUTION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN MARGIN [NORWEGIAN SEA]; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 35248901986     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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