Development of gas hydrates in a deep-water anticline based on attribute analysis from three-dimensional seismic data

Geosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 240-259

  Laird, A P ^a   Morley, C K ^a  

^a PTTEP   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; AVO METHOD; DEEP DRILLING; GAS HYDRATE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

BORNEO;

EID: 79952858267     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00598.1     Document Type: Article

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