Controlling factors on the morphology and spatial distribution of methane-related tubular concretions - Case study of an Early Eocene seep system

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1580-1591

  De Boever, Eva ^a   Huysmans, Marijke ^a   Muchez, Philippe ^a   Dimitrov, Lyubomir ^b   Swennen, Rudy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Eocene; Fault; Geostatistics; Methane seep; Morphology; Tubular concretion

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FAULT; GEOSTATISTICS; METHANE SEEP; TUBULAR CONCRETION;

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; FLUIDS; METHANE; MORPHOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEEPAGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATIGRAPHY;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

BUOYANCY FORCING; CONCRETION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EOCENE; FAULT ZONE; GAS FIELD; GAS PRODUCTION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GEOSTATISTICS; HOST ROCK; HYDROCARBON SEEP; METHANE; PALEOGENE; SANDSTONE; SEEPAGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

BALKAN MOUNTAINS; BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650260724     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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