Feasibility analysis of the gas hydrate exploitation by time-lapse seismic monitoring

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2213-2221

  Hao, Zhao Bing ^a   Wu, Xiang Yang ^a   Qin, Jing Xin ^a   Yang, Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Extracting gas hydrate; Rock physics; Time lapse seismic monitoring

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPLOITATION; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON SEEP; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

EID: 79957831255     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.09.022     Document Type: Article

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