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The Progresses and Revelations of Marine Gas Hydrate Explorations (I): Purposes and Selection Evidences of the Hydrate Drilling Sites
Received date: 2015-01-14
Revised date: 2015-02-11
Online published: 2015-04-29
In order to better understanding the progresses of marine gas hydrate explorations, this study summarized the hydrate drill site objectives and drill site selections through some analyses on Blake Ridge, Hydrate Ridge, Gulf of Mexico, Nankai Trough, Ulleung Basin, and Indian continental margin. According to the actual occurrences, marine gas hydrates might be classified as two types, hydrates in the shallow layers near seafloor (generally within the range of 100 m below the seafloor), and hydrates in the relatively deep sediments (generally within the range of 100 ~ 400 m below the seafloor). The main indicators for site selection of hydrates in the shallow layers are anomalies in seawater, migrations of gas-bearing fluids and specific seafloor topographic features. On the contrast, the main indicators for site selection of hydrates in the deep layers are geophysical anomalies, migrations of gas-bearing fluids and distributions of favorable sediments. Therefore, for the marine gas hydrates system, fluids migrations and potential reservoirs could be referred to as bones and bloods, which might control the distribution of marine gas hydrates in the promising prospecting areas. In combination of anomalies related to hydrates, migrations of gas/fluids and favorable deep-water sediments, the predictions would be more accurate, which could be suggested as the developing trend of site selections for marine gas hydrates.
SU Ming , KUANG Zenggui , QIAO Shaohua , SHA Zhibin , WEI Wei , ZHANG Jinhua , SU Pibo , YANG Rui , WU Nengyou , CONG Xiaorong . The Progresses and Revelations of Marine Gas Hydrate Explorations (I): Purposes and Selection Evidences of the Hydrate Drilling Sites[J]. Advances in New and Renewable Energy, 2015 , 3(2) : 116 -130 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-560X.2015.02.007
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