Fluid flow in the Keathley Canyon 151 Mini-Basin, northern Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 919-923

  Dugan, Brandon ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid Flow; Gulf of Mexico; Keathley Canyon; Ocean drilling; Overpressure; Permeability

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; GULF OF MEXICO; KEATHLEY CANYON; OCEAN DRILLING; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABILITY;

CAPILLARITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW RATE; LIQUIDS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; DARCY LAW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; FLUID PRESSURE; GAS HYDRATE; LABORATORY METHOD; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS); OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEAFLOOR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; KEATHLEY CANYON;

EID: 53349166407     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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