Fracture orientation and induced anisotropy of gas hydrate-bearing sediments in seismic chimney-like-structures of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 182-194

  Kim, Gil Young ^a   Narantsetseg, B ^a   Ryu, B J ^a   Yoo, D G ^a   Lee, J Y ^a   Kim, H S ^b   Riedel, M ^b  

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

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

East Sea; Electrical anisotropy; Fracture analysis; Gas hydrate saturation; Ulleung Basin

Indexed keywords

EAST SEA; ELECTRICAL ANISOTROPY; FRACTURE ANALYSIS; GAS HYDRATE SATURATIONS; ULLEUNG BASIN;

ANISOTROPY; CHIMNEYS; DRILLING; ELECTRIC LOGGING; FRACTURE; GASES; HYDRATION; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

GAS HYDRATES;

ANISOTROPY; DRILLING; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SATURATION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEISMIC DATA;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

EID: 84883447776     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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