Interpretation of porosity and LWD resistivity from the Nankai accretionary wedge in light of clay physicochemical properties: Evidence for erosion and local overpressuring

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Conin, M ^a   Henry, P ^b   Bourlange, S ^c   Raimbourg, H ^d   Reuschle T ^e  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c UMR 7358   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

accretionary wedge; compaction; erosion; overpressure; porosity; resistivity model

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; DRILLING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EROSION; MINERALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER CONTENT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; ACCRETIONARY WEDGE SEDIMENTS; APPARENT POROSITY; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; COMPACTION STATE; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FRACTURE POROSITY; HYDROUS MINERAL; IN-SITU; LOGGING DATA; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; OVERPRESSURE; P-WAVE VELOCITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY MEASUREMENT; REFERENCE CURVES; RESISTIVITY DATA; RESISTIVITY MODEL; SURFACE CONDUCTIVITY;

POROSITY;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CLAY MINERAL; COMPACTION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EROSION RATE; HYDROUS MINERAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERPRESSURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY;

CHINA; NANKAI; TIANJIN;

EID: 79952491214     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003381     Document Type: Article

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