Anisotropic models to account for large borehole washouts to estimate gas hydrate saturations in the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II Alaminos Canyon 21 B well

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-95

  Lee, M W ^a   Collett, T S ^a   Lewis, K A ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaminos Canyon; Anisotropic models; Borehole correction; Gas hydrate; JIP leg II

Indexed keywords

ALAMINOS CANYON; ANISOTROPIC MODELS; ANISOTROPIC RESISTIVITY; BEST ESTIMATES; GULF OF MEXICO; HYDRATE SATURATION; JIP LEG II; JOINT INDUSTRY PROJECTS; LOG ANALYSIS; LOG MEASUREMENT; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; METHOD MODEL; P-WAVE VELOCITY; SEA FLOOR; SEISMIC AMPLITUDES; SEISMIC DATAS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ANISOTROPY; BORING; DRILLING; DRILLING FLUIDS; GASES; HYDRATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; SAND; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; WELL LOGGING;

GAS HYDRATES;

BOREHOLE; GAS HYDRATE; MODELING; P-WAVE; SATURATION; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

ALAMINOS CANYON; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84861469756     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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