Gas hydrate saturation in the Krishna-Godavari basin from P-wave velocity and electrical resistivity logs

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1768-1778

  Shankar, Uma ^a   Riedel, Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archie analysis; Effective medium modeling; Electrical resistivity log; Gas hydrate saturation; Gas hydrates; Krishna Godavari basin; P Wave velocity logs; Volumetric estimation

Indexed keywords

ARCHIE ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GAS HYDRATE SATURATION; KRISHNA-GODAVARI BASIN; P-WAVE VELOCITY; VOLUMETRIC ESTIMATION;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ASSOCIATED GAS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC LOGGING; ESTIMATION; GASES; HYDRATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; THERMAL LOGGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GAS HYDRATES;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GAS HYDRATE; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS); P-WAVE; POREWATER; POROSITY; SATURATION; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC VELOCITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INDIA; KRISHNA-GODAVARI BASIN;

EID: 82455189649     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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