Characterization of sub-seabed fluid flow and hydrate systems at Nyegga, offshore mid- Norway : integration of seismic imaging and velocity modeling
Paper number 1 and 2 of the thesis are not available in Munin due to publishers' restrictions: 1. Plaza-Faverola, A., S. Bünz, and J. Mienert (2010). "Fluid distributions inferred from Pwave velocity and reflection seismic amplitude anomalies beneath the Nyegga pockmark field of the mid-No...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/2812 2024-06-02T08:10:25+00:00 Characterization of sub-seabed fluid flow and hydrate systems at Nyegga, offshore mid- Norway : integration of seismic imaging and velocity modeling Plaza-Faverola, Andreia Aletia 2010-11-12 1368570 bytes 1402338 bytes 1854918 bytes application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10037/2812 eng eng Universitetet i Tromsø University of Tromsø 978-82-8236-019-7 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/2812 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_2547 openAccess Copyright 2010 The Author(s) VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Petroleum geology and petroleum geophysics: 464 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Petroleumsgeologi og -geofysikk: 464 VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Marine geology: 466 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Marin geologi: 466 DOKTOR-004 Doctoral thesis Doktorgradsavhandling 2010 ftunivtroemsoe 2024-05-07T08:42:34Z Paper number 1 and 2 of the thesis are not available in Munin due to publishers' restrictions: 1. Plaza-Faverola, A., S. Bünz, and J. Mienert (2010). "Fluid distributions inferred from Pwave velocity and reflection seismic amplitude anomalies beneath the Nyegga pockmark field of the mid-Norwegian margin", Marine and Petroleum Geology, 27(1): 46-60 2. Plaza-Faverola, A., G. K. Westbrook, K. Stephan, R. Exley, A. Gailler, T. Minshull and K. Broto, (2010). "Evidence from tomographic investigation of Vp variation for accumulation of substantial methane hydrate in a fluid-escape chimney in the Nyegga pockmark field, offshore Norway". JGR solid earth. v. doi:10.1029/2009JB007078 , in press. What causes the escape of natural gases to the seafloor and how significant this escape has been along the mid-Norwegian continental margin? These are questions that guided the doctoral thesis. The thesis is part of a research project supported by the European Commission and the Norwegian Research Council, which aims at quantifying geological processes that control fluid flow and gas hydrate formation along the Norwegian-Barents-Svalbard margin. The thesis was divided in three stages according to the following three main objectives: (1) to assess the distribution of shallow gas reservoirs and paths for fluid migration from deep sources; (2) to investigate the internal structure of a vertical fluid escape feature (chimney) through implementation of high resolution travel-time reflection tomography modeling; and (3) to infer a time scale for fluid escape in the region through detailed seismic characterization of depositional settings and sediment deformation of sediments deposited during the last three major glaciations and their inter-glacial cycles. The methodology implemented consists in the integration of velocity analysis techniques and seismic imagine applied to different resolution seismic data sets. The thesis presents results from four articles that together bring us closer to the overall understanding of fluid flow ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Methane hydrate Svalbard Svalbard margin University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Exley ENVELOPE(-67.183,-67.183,-67.816,-67.816) Norway Nyegga ENVELOPE(9.443,9.443,62.612,62.612) Svalbard Westbrook ENVELOPE(-75.442,-75.442,-71.841,-71.841) |
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VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Petroleum geology and petroleum geophysics: 464 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Petroleumsgeologi og -geofysikk: 464 VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Marine geology: 466 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Marin geologi: 466 DOKTOR-004 Plaza-Faverola, Andreia Aletia Characterization of sub-seabed fluid flow and hydrate systems at Nyegga, offshore mid- Norway : integration of seismic imaging and velocity modeling |
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Paper number 1 and 2 of the thesis are not available in Munin due to publishers' restrictions: 1. Plaza-Faverola, A., S. Bünz, and J. Mienert (2010). "Fluid distributions inferred from Pwave velocity and reflection seismic amplitude anomalies beneath the Nyegga pockmark field of the mid-Norwegian margin", Marine and Petroleum Geology, 27(1): 46-60 2. Plaza-Faverola, A., G. K. Westbrook, K. Stephan, R. Exley, A. Gailler, T. Minshull and K. Broto, (2010). "Evidence from tomographic investigation of Vp variation for accumulation of substantial methane hydrate in a fluid-escape chimney in the Nyegga pockmark field, offshore Norway". JGR solid earth. v. doi:10.1029/2009JB007078 , in press. What causes the escape of natural gases to the seafloor and how significant this escape has been along the mid-Norwegian continental margin? These are questions that guided the doctoral thesis. The thesis is part of a research project supported by the European Commission and the Norwegian Research Council, which aims at quantifying geological processes that control fluid flow and gas hydrate formation along the Norwegian-Barents-Svalbard margin. The thesis was divided in three stages according to the following three main objectives: (1) to assess the distribution of shallow gas reservoirs and paths for fluid migration from deep sources; (2) to investigate the internal structure of a vertical fluid escape feature (chimney) through implementation of high resolution travel-time reflection tomography modeling; and (3) to infer a time scale for fluid escape in the region through detailed seismic characterization of depositional settings and sediment deformation of sediments deposited during the last three major glaciations and their inter-glacial cycles. The methodology implemented consists in the integration of velocity analysis techniques and seismic imagine applied to different resolution seismic data sets. The thesis presents results from four articles that together bring us closer to the overall understanding of fluid flow ... |
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Plaza-Faverola, Andreia Aletia |
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Characterization of sub-seabed fluid flow and hydrate systems at Nyegga, offshore mid- Norway : integration of seismic imaging and velocity modeling |
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Characterization of sub-seabed fluid flow and hydrate systems at Nyegga, offshore mid- Norway : integration of seismic imaging and velocity modeling |
title_full |
Characterization of sub-seabed fluid flow and hydrate systems at Nyegga, offshore mid- Norway : integration of seismic imaging and velocity modeling |
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Characterization of sub-seabed fluid flow and hydrate systems at Nyegga, offshore mid- Norway : integration of seismic imaging and velocity modeling |
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Characterization of sub-seabed fluid flow and hydrate systems at Nyegga, offshore mid- Norway : integration of seismic imaging and velocity modeling |
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characterization of sub-seabed fluid flow and hydrate systems at nyegga, offshore mid- norway : integration of seismic imaging and velocity modeling |
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Universitetet i Tromsø |
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2010 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/2812 |
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ENVELOPE(-67.183,-67.183,-67.816,-67.816) ENVELOPE(9.443,9.443,62.612,62.612) ENVELOPE(-75.442,-75.442,-71.841,-71.841) |
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Exley Norway Nyegga Svalbard Westbrook |
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Exley Norway Nyegga Svalbard Westbrook |
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Methane hydrate Svalbard Svalbard margin |
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Methane hydrate Svalbard Svalbard margin |
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