Methane-Derived Authigenic Carbonates (MDAC) in northern-central Adriatic Sea: Relationships between reservoir and methane seepages

Marine Geology

Volumn 332-334, Issue , 2012, Pages 174-188

  Capozzi, Rossella ^a   Guido, Francesco L ^a   Oppo, Davide ^a   Gabbianelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Methane seepage; Methane Derived Authigenic Carbonates; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC; ADRIATIC SEA; BACTERIAL SULPHATE REDUCTIONS; CARBONATE CEMENT; CARBONATE CONCRETION; CARBONATE CONTENT; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; GAS BUBBLING; GAS FIELDS; GAS VENTING; HOLOCENES; LATE PLEISTOCENE; METHANE LEAKAGE; METHANE-DERIVED AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; METHANOGENESIS; NORTHERN ADRIATIC; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; POSITIVE VALUE; SEA FLOOR; TRANSITION ZONES;

CARBON; CARBONATES; CARBONATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GAS INDUSTRY; MINERALS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RECOVERY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEEPAGE; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY;

METHANE;

FLOODING; GAS SEEPAGE; HOLOCENE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON SEEP; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; POCKMARK; VENTING; AUTHIGENESIS; CARBONATE; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; LEAKAGE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; SEEPAGE; SULFATE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ADRIATIC SEA; ANCONA; ITALY; MARCHE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 84870767801     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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