Gas hydrate system of Shenhu Area, Northern South China Sea: Wire-line logging, geochemical results and preliminary resources estimates

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 654-666

  Wu, Nengyou ^a,b,c   Yang, Shengxiong ^c   Zhang, Haiqi ^d   Liang, Jinqiang ^c   Wang, Hongbin ^c   Lu, Jing'an ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey CGS   (China)

^d CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate system; Geochemical features; Shenhu Area; South China Sea; Sulfate methane interface; Wire line logging

Indexed keywords

GASES; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRATION; INFILL DRILLING; METHANE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY; PHASE INTERFACES; PISTONS; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WIRE;

GAS HYDRATE STABILITY ZONES; GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES; HYDRATE BEARING SEDIMENTS; NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA; SHENHU AREA; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; WIRE LINES;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 79955808747     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/20485-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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