Gas domes in soft cohesive sediments

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 379-382

  Barry, Mark A ^a   Boudreau, Bernard P ^a   Johnson, Bruce D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE SEDIMENTS; GAS PRESSURES; GASEOUS METHANE; MARINE SEDIMENTS; OVER-PRESSURES; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA FLOOR; SEAFLOOR DRILLING; THIN LAYERS;

DOMES; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; OIL WELL DRILLING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SEDIMENTS;

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; SEAFLOOR;

EID: 84861382276     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32686.1     Document Type: Article

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