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Title: Gas Hydrate Characterization from a 3D Seismic Dataset in the Eastern Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

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OSTI ID:1434231

The presence of a gas hydrate petroleum system and 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:
1434231
Report Number(s):
Gas Hydrate Characterization from a 3D Seismic Dataset in the Eastern Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Resource Relation:
Conference: Comprehensive Symposium on Methane Hydrate, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan, 26, 27 October 2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English