Dynamics of fault-fluid-hydrate system around a shale-cored anticline in deepwater Nigeria

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Sultan, N ^a   Riboulot, V ^a   Ker, S ^a   Marsset, B ^a   Geli L ^a   Tary, J B ^a   Klingelhoefer, F ^a   Voisset, M ^a   Lanfumey, V ^a   Colliat, J L ^b   Adamy, J ^b   Grimaud, S ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; DEEP WATER; FAULT; FLUID; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER; PIEZOMETER; PORE PRESSURE; SEAFLOOR; SHALE;

NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA;

EID: 84855468766     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008218     Document Type: Article

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