Exploration for gas hydrates in the deepwater, northern Gulf of Mexico: Part I. A seismic approach based on geologic model, inversion, and rock physics principles

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 830-844

  Dai, Jianchun ^a   Snyder, Fred ^a   Gillespie, Diana ^a   Koesoemadinata, Adam ^a   Dutta, Nader ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom simulating reflector (BSR); Gas hydrate; Gulf of Mexico; Rock physics models; Seismic inversion

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR (BSR); GAS HYDRATE; GULF OF MEXICO; ROCK PHYSICS MODELS; SEISMIC INVERSION;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); GASES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDRATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; REFLECTION; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; SITE SELECTION; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GAS HYDRATES;

DEEP WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INVERSE ANALYSIS; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC METHOD; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 53349165624     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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