Characterization of gas hydrate reservoirs by integration of core and log data in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 30-42

  Bahk, J J ^a   Kim, G Y ^a   Chun, J H ^a   Kim, J H ^a   Lee, J Y ^a   Ryu, B J ^a   Lee, J H ^a   Son, B K ^a   Collett, T S ^b  

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

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

East Sea; Gas hydrate; Logging while drilling; Sedimentary facies; Ulleung Basin

Indexed keywords

CORE MEASUREMENTS; CORE TEMPERATURE; EAST SEA; GAS HYDRATE RESERVOIR; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; ULLEUNG BASIN; VOLUME-AVERAGING;

DRILLING; GAMMA RAYS; GASES; HYDRATION; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; SAND; SEDIMENTS;

GAS HYDRATES;

DRILLING; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS); POREWATER; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; TURBIDITE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

EID: 84883449917     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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