Evaluating marine gas-hydrate systems part I: Stochastic rock-physics models for electrical resistivity and seismic velocities of hydrate-bearing sediments

Journal of Seismic Exploration

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-386

  Sava, Diana ^a   Hardage, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic properties; Gas hydrates; Gulf of Mexico; Modeling; Rock physics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STOCHASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREEN CANYON; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 78649521620     PISSN: 09630651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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