New Insight on the Stratigraphic-Diffusive Gas Hydrate System since the Pleistocene in the Dongsha Area of the Northeastern South China Sea

The stratigraphic-diffusive type of gas hydrate system is formed by microbial methane produced in a shallow slope space when flowing laterally into hydrate stable zones and is worth studying for both energy supply and academic understanding. A deposition production model matching the vertical and la...

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Published in:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Main Authors: Guan, Jinan, Liang, Yian, Wang, Shujia, Wan, Lihua, Fan, Shuanshi, Su, Pibo, Zhang, Wei, Liang, Deqing
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
Subjects:
stratigraphic-diffusive hydrate
Dongsha slope sediment
deposition process
microbial methane production
carbon fixation ability
RIVER MOUTH BASIN
CONTINENTAL-SLOPE
METHANE HYDRATE
BEARING SEDIMENTS
2-DIMENSIONAL MODEL
SUBMARINE-CANYON
SHENHU AREA
SHORT-RANGE
WATER-FLOW
SEEPAGE
Engineering
Oceanography
Marine
Ocean
Methane hydrate
Online Access:http://ir.giec.ac.cn/handle/344007/36021
http://ir.giec.ac.cn/handle/344007/36022
https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10030434
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Summary:The stratigraphic-diffusive type of gas hydrate system is formed by microbial methane produced in a shallow slope space when flowing laterally into hydrate stable zones and is worth studying for both energy supply and academic understanding. A deposition production model matching the vertical and lateral seabed morphological characteristics was constructed to show the accumulation process, layer timing sequence, and reservoir quality of the stratigraphic-diffusive hydrate system in the Dongsha slope sediments since the Pleistocene. Six representative key system factors at three selected moments (1.5 Ma, 700 ka B.P., and at present) have been exhibited during debris is continuously accumulating. The coexistence of the hydrate decomposition in the lower part and the formation in the upper part, and the uneven distribution of hydrates within the slope sediment surface are explained clearly. By comparing four geological cases with diverse environments, it is shown that the diffusive hydrate system is likely to develop into moderate geological conditions. The most powerful carbon fixation ability in this system was quantified within the time range of 100-50 ka B.P. Finally, it was verified that residual methane would converge near the seafloor interface and then eventually overflow out of the seabed into the seawater.

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