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SEISMIC DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF GAS HYDRATES IN ALAMINOS CANYON, GULF OF MEXICO Dai, Jianchun; Banik, Niranjan; Shelander, Dianna; Bunge, George; Dutta, Nader

Abstract

In this paper, we present the results of our recent study of quantitative estimation of gas hydrates in Alaminos Canyon block 818, Gulf of Mexico. The study was conducted as a part of the JIP Gulf of Mexico gas hydrates project. Sizable high concentration gas hydrates zones were detected as a result of the study, with hydrates saturation as high as 80% of the pore space. Comparison of the seismic prediction with estimation from one available shallow well shows high level of consistency, adding further to the reliability of the seismic prediction. Based on our findings, multiple wells are planned for drilling through the high concentration anomaly zones by JIP in the summer of 2008. The confirmation of our prediction through drilling will lead to the discovery of the first major gas hydrate accumulation in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Title
SEISMIC DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF GAS HYDRATES IN ALAMINOS CANYON, GULF OF MEXICO
Creator
Dai, Jianchun; Banik, Niranjan; Shelander, Dianna; Bunge, George; Dutta, Nader
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; International Conference on Gas Hydrates (6th : 2008 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Date Issued
2008-07
Description
In this paper, we present the results of our recent study of quantitative estimation of gas hydrates in Alaminos Canyon block 818, Gulf of Mexico. The study was conducted as a part of the JIP Gulf of Mexico gas hydrates project. Sizable high concentration gas hydrates zones were detected as a result of the study, with hydrates saturation as high as 80% of the pore space. Comparison of the seismic prediction with estimation from one available shallow well shows high level of consistency, adding further to the reliability of the seismic prediction. Based on our findings, multiple wells are planned for drilling through the high concentration anomaly zones by JIP in the summer of 2008. The confirmation of our prediction through drilling will lead to the discovery of the first major gas hydrate accumulation in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Subject
Gas hydrates; Gulf of Mexico
Geographic Location
Mexico, Gulf of
Genre
Conference Paper
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2008-08-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0041071
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1262
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Dai, Jianchun; Banik, Niranjan; Shelander, Dianna; Bunge, George; Dutta, Nader. 2008. SEISMIC DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF GAS HYDRATES IN ALAMINOS CANYON, GULF OF MEXICO. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Gas Hydrates (ICGH 2008), Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA, July 6-10, 2008.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Copyright Holder
Dai, Jianchun
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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