Occurrence and exploration of gas hydrate in the marginal seas and continental margin of the Asia and Oceania region

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1751-1767

  Matsumoto, Ryo ^a   Ryu, Byong Jae ^b   Lee, Sung Rock ^c   Lin, Saulwood ^d   Wu, Shiguo ^e   Sain, Kalachand ^f   Pecher, Ingo ^g   Riedel, Michael ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^c Gas Hydrate Research and Development Organization (GHDO)   (South Korea)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^f NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^g GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^h GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bottom simulating reflector; Deep drilling; Gas hydrate; Pore fluid constituents; Regional distribution; Seismic evidence

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; DEEP DRILLING; PORE-FLUID CONSTITUENTS; REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION; SEISMIC EVIDENCE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ASSOCIATED GAS; CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY RESOURCES; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; NATURAL RESOURCES; PROVEN RESERVES; SLOPE STABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELL DRILLING;

GAS HYDRATES;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP DRILLING; GAS HYDRATE; GAS SUPPLY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; MARGINAL SEA; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; OIL SUPPLY; PERMAFROST; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SEAFLOOR; SEISMOLOGY; SUBMARINE SLOPE;

ASIA; OCEANIC REGIONS;

EID: 82455188007     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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