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Title: Gas hydrate characterization from a 3D seismic dataset in the deepwater eastern Gulf of Mexico

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OSTI ID:1434192

Principal component analysis of spectral decomposition results combined with amplitude and frequency seismic attributes derived from 3D seismic data are used for the identification and characterization of gas hydrate deposits in the deepwater eastern Gulf of Mexico. In the central deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM), logging while drilling LWD data provided insight to the amplitude response of gas hydrate saturation in sands, which could be used to characterize complex gas hydrate deposits in other sandy deposits. In this study, a large 3D seismic data set from equivalent and distal Plio Pleistocene sandy channel deposits in the deepwater eastern Gulf of Mexico is screened for direct hydrocarbon indicators for gas hydrate saturated sands.

Research Organization:
Fugro GeoConsulting
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE), Oil & Natural Gas
DOE Contract Number:
FE0010160
OSTI ID:
1434192
Report Number(s):
NoneGas hydrate characterization from a 3D seismic dataset in the deepwater eastern Gulf of Mexico
Resource Relation:
Conference: 9th International Conference on Gas Hydrates, Denver CO, June 25-30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English