Gas hydrate reservoirs of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico : characterization and consequences

• Main Author: Meazell, Patrick Kevin, II
• Other Authors: Flemings, Peter Barry, 1960-, Covault, Jacob, Mohrig, David, Summa, Lori
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Gas hydrate; Methane hydrate; Geology; Deepwater sedimentology; Pore pressure; Mud volcanoes; Walker Ridge
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2152/115188; https://doi.org/10.26153/tsw/42089

Gas hydrate is found in cold, high-pressure, marine sediments around the world. Hydrate is important as a carbon sink, a natural geohazard, and a valuable economic resource. I use classic sedimentologic analyses, well log analysis, X-ray CT, seismic stratigraphy, pore pressure estimation, and basin...