Stratigraphic development of the south Vøring margin (Mid-Norway) since early Cenozoic time and its influence on subsurface fluid flow

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1350-1363

  Chand, S ^a   Rise, L ^a   Knies, J ^a   Haflidason, H ^b   Hjelstuen, B O ^b   Boe R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

BSR; Fluid flow; Gas hydrate; Norwegian margin; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ABRUPT CHANGE; BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; BSR; CENOZOIC; DEPOCENTERS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUID FLOW; FLUID PATHWAYS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; GLACIGENIC SEDIMENTS; GRADUAL CHANGES; HEADWALLS; HYDRATE FORMATION; NORWEGIAN MARGIN; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABLE LAYERS; PLIO-PLEISTOCENE; POLYGONAL FAULT; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SHELF EDGES; STRATIGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT; STUDY AREAS; SUBSURFACE FLUID FLOW;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; HYDRATION; REFLECTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ANTICLINE; CENOZOIC; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FAULTING; FLUID EXPULSION; FLUID FLOW; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; OOZE; POCKMARK; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

NORWAY;

EID: 79955971569     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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