Unique problems associated with seismic analysis of partially gas-saturated unconsolidated sediments

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 775-781

  Lee, M W ^a   Collett, T S ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom simulating reflection; Free gas; Partial saturation; Velocity dispersion

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATED GAS; BOTTOM-SIMULATING REFLECTION; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; FREE GAS; GAS SATURATIONS; HIGH WATERS; HYDRATE STABILITIES; P-WAVE VELOCITIES; PARTIAL SATURATION; SATURATED SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC ANALYSIS; SEISMIC DATUM; SEISMIC VELOCITIES; SHALLOW DEPTHS; SURFACE SEISMIC DATUM; SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAMS; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS; VELOCITY DISPERSION; WAVE VELOCITIES; WELL-LOG DATUM;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; GASES; HYDRATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; WATER CONTENT; WELL LOGGING;

GAS HYDRATES;

GAS HYDRATE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOGRAM; SEISMOLOGY; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE VELOCITY; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 67349203283     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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