Gas hydrate saturation estimates, gas hydrate occurrence, and reservoir characteristics based on well log data from the Hydrate-01 Stratigraphic Test Well, Alaska …

SS Haines, TS Collett, J Yoneda, N Shimoda… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Hydrate-01 Stratigraphic Test Well was drilled at the Kuparuk 7-11-12 site on the Alaska
North Slope in December 2018. Sonic log data provide compressional (P) and shear (S) …

A Flat‐Lying Transitional Free Gas to Gas Hydrate System in a Sand Layer in the Qiongdongnan Basin of the South China Sea

Z Kuang, A Cook, J Ren, W Deng… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Most marine gas hydrate systems follow a vertical pattern with hydrate overlying free gas.
Here we document the discovery of a gas to hydrate system in a horizontal sand layer in the …

Episodic venting of a submarine gas seep on geological time scales: Formosa Ridge, northern South China Sea

P Kunath, G Crutchley, WC Chi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Formosa Ridge cold seep is among the first documented active seeps on the
northern South China Sea passive margin slope. Although this system has been the focus of …

Estimates of methane release from gas seeps at the southern Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

F Turco, Y Ladroit, SJ Watson, S Seabrook… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The highest concentration of cold seep sites worldwide has been observed along
convergent margins, where fluid migration through sedimentary sequences is enhanced by …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic attribute analyses and attenuation applications for detecting gas hydrate presence

R Clairmont, H Bedle, K Marfurt, Y Wang - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Identifying gas hydrates in the oceanic subsurface using seismic reflection data supported
by the presence of a bottom simulating reflector (BSR) is not an easy task, given the wide …

Both longitudinal and transverse extension controlling gas migration through submarine anticlinal ridges, New Zealand's southern Hikurangi margin

GJ Crutchley, JIT Hillman, KF Kroeger… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sub‐seabed fluid flow, gas hydrate accumulation and seafloor methane seepage are tightly
interwoven processes with implications for marine biodiversity, ocean chemistry and …

Diving deeper into seep distribution along the Cascadia convergent margin, United States

JA Rudebusch, NG Prouty, JE Conrad… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Previous margin-wide studies of methane seep distribution along the Cascadia Subduction
Zone indicate peaks in seep density within the landward limit of the of gas hydrate stability …

Dynamic evolution of gas hydrate systems affected by magmatism and Quaternary mass-transport deposits in the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea, and …

H Du, W Shi, R Wang, V Maselli, J Liang, J Ren… - Marine Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Methane release from hydrate systems has long been considered as one of the important
mechanisms for global carbon cycle perturbations and ocean acidification. Here, a …

[HTML][HTML] Dispersion and fate of methane emissions from cold seeps on Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

CS Law, C Collins, A Marriner, SJ Bury… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The influence of cold seep methane on the surrounding benthos is well-documented but the
fate of dissolved methane and its impact on water column biogeochemistry remains less …

Temporal and spatial characterization of a thermogenic, fault-controlled gas hydrate system, Woolsey Mound, Gulf of Mexico

S Alam, CC Knapp, JH Knapp… - Interpretation, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Woolsey Mound, located at Mississippi Canyon Lease Block 118 (MC118), is the
site of the Gulf of Mexico hydrate research consortium's seafloor observatory, where gas …