CONTROL OF MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSITS OVER THE OCCURRENCE OF GAS HYDRATE IN QIONGDONGNAN BASIN

WANG Xiujuan; WU Shiguo; DONG Dongdong; GUO Yiqun; HUTCHINSON Deborah

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1140.2011.01109

2011 Vol. 31, No. 1

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WANG Xiujuan, WU Shiguo, DONG Dongdong, GUO Yiqun, HUTCHINSON Deborah. CONTROL OF MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSITS OVER THE OCCURRENCE OF GAS HYDRATE IN QIONGDONGNAN BASIN[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2011, 31(1): 109-118. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2011.01109

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WANG Xiujuan, WU Shiguo, DONG Dongdong, GUO Yiqun, HUTCHINSON Deborah. CONTROL OF MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSITS OVER THE OCCURRENCE OF GAS HYDRATE IN QIONGDONGNAN BASIN[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2011, 31(1): 109-118. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2011.01109

CONTROL OF MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSITS OVER THE OCCURRENCE OF GAS HYDRATE IN QIONGDONGNAN BASIN

1 Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China;
2 Guangzhou Center for Gas Hydrate Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510760;
3 Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, MLR, Guangzhou 510760;
4 U S Geological Survey, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543

Received Date: 20 July 2010

Revised Date: 18 December 2010

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Tectonic movement has become inactive since the Miocene in the Qiongdongnan Basin.The thickness of sediments from the Miocene to present comes to 5000~9000 m.The well of Ya35-1-2 reveals that the Pleistocene are dominated by fine-grained sediments characterized by interbedded mudstone and silt.There is lack of vertical pathways for fluid migration.The interpretation of high resolution 2D and 3 D seismic data reveals that there are gas chimneys and mass transport deposits occurred in the Pliocene.The gas chimneys may provide vertical pathways for fluid migration from the deeper sediments to the shallower part.Sediments would be remolded during the transport.The MTD layer usually has higher resistivity,higher density and lower permeability than the bounding sediments due to compaction.It may act as a seal for hydrocarbon accumulation and favor the formation of gas hydrate.
- Gas hydrate /
- gas chimney /
- MTD /
- fine-grained sediment /
- Qiongdongnan Basin

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