Estimation of methane flux offshore SW Taiwan and the influence of tectonics on gas hydrate accumulation

Geofluids

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 497-510

  Chuang, P ^a   Yang, T F ^a   Hong, W ^a   Lin, S ^b   Sun, C ^c   Lin, A T ^d   Chen, J ^b   Wang, Y ^e   Chung, S ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Exploration and Development Research Institute   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic methane oxidation; Gas hydrate; Methane flux; Sulfate reduction; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FAULT ZONE; GAS HYDRATE; GEOACCUMULATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; OXIDATION; PASSIVE MARGIN; TECTONIC SETTING;

TAIWAN;

EID: 78751477228     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2010.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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