The structure of methane gas hydrate bearing sediments from the Krishna-Godavari Basin as seen from Micro-CT scanning

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1283-1293

  Rees, Emily V L ^a   Priest, Jeffery A ^a   Clayton, Chris R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate; Hydraulic fracturing; NGHP 1; Pressure coring; X ray CT

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOMETRIC FEATURE; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDRATE SATURATION; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS; INITIAL ORIENTATION; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; METHANE GAS; MICRO-CT SCANNING; NGHP-1; PORE FLUIDS; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; SEDIMENT CORE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES; VEIN ORIENTATION; X-RAY CT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DEPOSITS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GASES; HYDRATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; LIQUID NITROGEN; METHANE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GAS HYDRATES;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; NITROGEN; SATURATION; SEDIMENT CORE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

INDIA; KRISHNA-GODAVARI BASIN;

HYACINTHUS;

EID: 79955966355     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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