Unit-pockmarks and their potential significance for predicting fluid flow

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1190-1199

  Hovland, M ^a,b   Heggland, R ^a   De Vries, M H ^c   Tjelta, T I ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Capillary sealing; Fluid flow; Geochemical results; Hydraulic activity; Micro seep; Normal pockmarks; Nyegga; Pore water; Unit pockmarks

Indexed keywords

AREAL DENSITIES; DRIVING FORCES; FLUID FLOW; FREE GAS; GRIDDING; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDRAULIC ACTIVITY; INTERVENING PERIOD; PORE WATERS; SEA FLOOR; SEALING FLUIDS;

FLUIDS; GAS HAZARDS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROCARBONS; ROCK BURSTS; SEEPAGE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON SEEP; POCKMARK; POREWATER; PREDICTION; SEALING; SEEPAGE;

NORWAY;

EID: 77951498138     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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