Acoustic impedance inversion and seismic reflection continuity analysis for delineating gas hydrate resources near the Mallik research sites, Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada

GEOPHYSICS

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Riedel, Michael ^a   Bellefleur, Gilles ^b   Mair, Stephanie ^a   Brent, Thomas A ^c   Dallimore, Scott R ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; GASES; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; HYDRATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; WELL LOGGING;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE INVERSION; DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE; HYDRATE CONCENTRATION; HYDRATE STABILITIES; SEISMIC ATTRIBUTE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

GAS HYDRATES;

ACOUSTIC DATA; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GAS FIELD; GAS HYDRATE; GAS WELL; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WELL LOGGING;

CANADA; MACKENZIE DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 71049118147     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3159612     Document Type: Conference Paper

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