Evidence of slumping/sliding in Krishna-Godavari offshore basin due to gas/fluid movements

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1806-1816

  Ramprasad, T ^a   Dewangan, P ^a   Ramana, M V ^a   Mazumdar, A ^a   Karisiddaiah, S M ^a   Ramya, E R ^a   Sriram, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate; High resolution sparker data; Krishna Godavari Basin; Lithological correlation of seismic data; Radiocarbon dating; Shale Mud diapir; Sliding Slumping

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTION SPARKER DATA; KRISHNA-GODAVARI BASIN; LITHOLOGICAL CORRELATION OF SEISMIC DATA; RADIOCARBON DATING; SLIDING/SLUMPING;

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BATHYMETRY; DEPOSITS; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATION; LITHOLOGY; MASS TRANSPORTATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

CLAY DEPOSITS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIAPIRISM; GAS FLOW; GAS HYDRATE; LITHOSOL; MARINE SEDIMENT; MASS TRANSPORT; NANOFOSSIL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SLIDING; SLUMPING; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

INDIA; KRISHNA-GODAVARI BASIN;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 82455212077     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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