Pore fluid chemistry from the Second Gas Hydrate Drilling Expedition in the Ulleung Basin (UBGH2): Source, mechanisms and consequences of fluid freshening in the central part of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-112

  Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Torres, Marta E ^b   Hong, Wei Li ^b   Choi, Jiyoung ^a,c   Riedel, Michael ^d   Bahk, Jang Jun ^a   Kim, Sung Han ^e  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^d Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^e Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deep fluid freshening; Gas hydrate; Illitization; Near surface brines; Ulleung Basin

Indexed keywords

DEEP FLUIDS; DEHYDRATION REACTIONS; FORMATION TEMPERATURE; GAS HYDRATE SATURATIONS; GAS HYDRATE STABILITY ZONES; HYDRATE ACCUMULATIONS; ILLITIZATION; ULLEUNG BASIN;

CHEMICAL STABILITY; CHIMNEYS; CLAY MINERALS; DEHYDRATION; DRILLING FLUIDS; FRACTURE; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; HYDRATION; LITHIUM; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; WELL DRILLING;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BRINE; DEHYDRATION; DRILLING; FLUID COMPOSITION; GAS HYDRATE; ILLITIZATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84883445040     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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