PROGRESS IN STUDY OF DEEP-WATER DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHERN CONTINENTAL SLOPE OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GAS HYDRATE RESEARCH

SU Ming; YANG Rui; ZHANG Cuimei; CONG Xiaorong; LIANG Jinqiang; SHA Zhibin

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1140.2013.03109

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SU Ming, YANG Rui, ZHANG Cuimei, CONG Xiaorong, LIANG Jinqiang, SHA Zhibin. PROGRESS IN STUDY OF DEEP-WATER DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHERN CONTINENTAL SLOPE OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GAS HYDRATE RESEARCH[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2013, 33(3): 109-116. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2013.03109

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SU Ming, YANG Rui, ZHANG Cuimei, CONG Xiaorong, LIANG Jinqiang, SHA Zhibin. PROGRESS IN STUDY OF DEEP-WATER DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHERN CONTINENTAL SLOPE OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GAS HYDRATE RESEARCH[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2013, 33(3): 109-116. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2013.03109

PROGRESS IN STUDY OF DEEP-WATER DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHERN CONTINENTAL SLOPE OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GAS HYDRATE RESEARCH

1. Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;
2. Guangzhou Center for Gas Hydrate Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;
3. Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;
4. Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, China

Received Date: 21 August 2012

Revised Date: 22 April 2013

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Recent researches of marine gas hydrate indicate that the formation, migration and distribution of the gas hydrate have close relationship with deep-water depositional systems. With the development of deep-water observations and drilling technology and the wide use of high-resolution 3D seismic data, the studies on deep-water depositional systems have made great progress. Consequently, the analysis and description of the deep-water deposits in the shallow layers in a promising target area have become a hot and difficult question in gas hydrate exploration. This paper aims to provide a systematic study on the progress of the deep-water depositional system from following aspects:source to sink system, internal architecture description, and complex controlling factors. In combination with the current situation and problems of gas hydrate exploration on the northern continental slope of the South China Sea, some suggestions were proposed, including the analysis of deep-water depositional types and background, the description of the internal architecture and evolution of the deep-water deposits in the shallow layers, and the relationship between the deep-water deposits and gas hydrate in the shallow layers, in order to provide a reference for research and exploration of gas hydrate in the region.
- deep-water depositional systems /
- gas hydrate /
- northern continental slope of the South China Sea

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