Drivers of focused fluid flow and methane seepage at south hydrate ridge, offshore Oregon, USA

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 551-554

  Crutchley, Gareth J ^a   Berndt, Christian ^a   Geiger, Sebastian ^b   Klaeschen, Dirk ^a   Papenberg, Cord ^a   Klaucke, Ingo ^a   Hornbach, Matthew J ^c   Bangs, Nathan L B ^d   Maier, Christine ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID OVERPRESSURE; GAS HYDRATE STABILITIES; GEOLOGICAL PROCESS; HYDRATE RIDGE; INTERSECTION CONTROL; METHANE SEEPAGES; SEISMIC DATAS; STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; SEEPAGE; STRATIGRAPHY;

GAS HYDRATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID FLOW; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; SEAFLOOR; SEEPAGE; SEISMIC DATA;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876816605     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34057.1     Document Type: Article

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