The Double (or Multiple) BSRs Observations and their Tentative Interpretations

2013 ◽  
Vol 734-737 ◽  
pp. 467-475
Author(s):  
Yi Luo ◽  
Xin Su
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Seismic Reflection ◽  
Continental Margins ◽  
Tectonic Movement ◽  
Stability Zone ◽  
Bottom Simulating Reflector ◽  
Seismic Reflection Profiles ◽  
Hydrate Stability

Gas hydrate is a solid ice-like compound and is stable at low temperature and high pressure conditions found beneath permafrost and in marine sediments on continental margins offshore. In the marine environment, the bottom-simulating reflector (BSR) in seismic reflection profiles is interpreted to indicate the base of the gas hydrate stability zone (GHSZ).In many locations two or more sub-parallel BSRs have been reported. We not only compared the BSRs characteristics from reported areas but also discussed the mechanism of GHSZ shifts by climate change, sedimentation process and tectonic movement. We also considered the mix gases composition hydrate stability in certain marine environment and gave a simple model for the BSR differences on water depth.

scholarly journals A Geophysical Review of the Seabed Methane Seepage Features and Their Relationship with Gas Hydrate Systems

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Jinxiu Yang ◽  
Mingyue Lu ◽  
Zhiguang Yao ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
Shuangfang Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
Methane Flux ◽  
Fluid Migration ◽  
Stability Zone ◽  
Methane Seepage ◽  
Migration Pathways ◽  
Hydrate Stability

Seabed methane seepage has gained attention from all over the world in recent years as an important source of greenhouse gas emission, and gas hydrates are also regarded as a key factor affecting climate change or even global warming due to their shallow burial and poor stability. However, the relationship between seabed methane seepage and gas hydrate systems is not clear although they often coexist in continental margins. It is of significance to clarify their relationship and better understand the contribution of gas hydrate systems or the deeper hydrocarbon reservoirs for methane flux leaking to the seawater or even the atmosphere by natural seepages at the seabed. In this paper, a geophysical examination of the global seabed methane seepage events has been conducted, and nearby gas hydrate stability zone and relevant fluid migration pathways have been interpreted or modelled using seismic data, multibeam data, or underwater photos. Results show that seabed methane seepage sites are often manifested as methane flares, pockmarks, deep-water corals, authigenic carbonates, and gas hydrate pingoes at the seabed, most of which are closely related to vertical fluid migration structures like faults, gas chimneys, mud volcanoes, and unconformity surfaces or are located in the landward limit of gas hydrate stability zone (LLGHSZ) where hydrate dissociation may have released a great volume of methane. Based on a comprehensive analysis of these features, three major types of seabed methane seepage are classified according to their spatial relationship with the location of LLGHSZ, deeper than the LLGHSZ (A), around the LLGHSZ (B), and shallower than LLGHSZ (C). These three seabed methane seepage types can be further divided into five subtypes considering whether the gas source of seabed methane seepage is from the gas hydrate systems or not. We propose subtype B2 represents the most important seabed methane seepage type due to the high density of seepage sites and large volume of released methane from massive focused vigorous methane seepage sites around the LLGHSZ. Based on the classification result of this research, more measures should be taken for subtype B2 seabed methane seepage to predict or even prevent ocean warming or climate change.

scholarly journals Model-Based Identification of the Base of the Gas Hydrate Stability Zone in Multichannel Reflection Seismic Data, Offshore Costa Rica

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romina Gehrmann ◽  
Christian Müller ◽  
Peter Schikowsky ◽  
Thomas Henke ◽  
Michael Schnabel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Heat Flow ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Depth Range ◽  
Stability Zone ◽  
Amplitude Variation With Offset ◽  
Bottom Simulating Reflector ◽  
Thermal Anomalies ◽  
Reflection Seismic ◽  
Hydrate Stability

Along the pacific margin offshore Costa Rica the Bottom Simulating Reflector (BSR) shows a patchy occurrence in 2-D seismic reflection profiles. The reason for this can be either lack of free gas beneath parts of the gas hydrate stability zone (GHSZ) or poor seismic imaging. We compare far to near offset stacked common midpoint sections to reduce imaging ambiguity utilizing the amplitude variation with offset effect and thus successfully distinguish BSRs from regular sediment reflections. In combination with 1-D modeling of the base of the GHSZ we disqualify or qualify reflections in the predicted depth range as BSR. Additionally we calculate the heat flow and compare it with an analytical solution to detect thermal anomalies, for example, at the frontal prism. The higher confidence in BSR depths based on the far offset stacks and heat flow calculations allows further analyses on gas hydrate concentration estimates and tectonic evolution of the margin.

scholarly journals INDIKASI KEBERADAAN GAS HIDRAT PADA CEKUNGAN BUSUR MUKA SIMEULUE DAN POTENSINYA SEBAGAI SUMBER ENERGI MASA DEPAN

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Eko Triarso ◽  
Rainer Arief Troa
Keyword(s):  
Data Processing ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Seismic Data Processing ◽  
Stability Zone ◽  
Bottom Simulating Reflector ◽  
Hydrate Stability

Gas hidrat merupakan gas metana (CH4) yang bersenyawa dengan air membentuk padatan kristal es pada temperatur dan tekanan tertentu sehingga pada kristal es ini mengandung molekul CH4 di dalam rongga molekul air (H2O). Keberadaan gas hidrat diharapkan dapat menjadi sumber energi baru masa depan. Cekungan Busur Muka (Cekungan) Simeulue memiliki kondisi tektonik dengan akumulasi sedimen laut dalam yang tebal sertadiindikasikan memiliki temperatur dan tekanan yang memungkinkan bagi terbentuknya zona stabilitas gas hidrat (Gas Hydrate Stability Zone-GHSZ).Tujuan penelitian adalah melakukan identifikasi keberadaan gas hidrat melalui interpretasi pada penampang seismik Cekungan Simeulue. Metodologi yang digunakan adalah melakukan pengolahan data seismik (seismic data processing) untuk menghasilkan penampang bawah permukaan dasar laut yang dapat memberikan gambaran struktur geologi dan perlapisan sedimen dengan cukup detail dan akurat. Karakteristik bottom simulating reflector(BSR) pada penampang seismik merupakan indikasi utama keberadaan gashidrat di dalam lapisan sedimen dasar laut. Data primer yang digunakan adalah hasil survei akuisisi seismik multichannel 2-Dpada 3 lintasan di Cekungan Simeulue. Survei seismik ini merupakan hasil kerjasama riset kelautan Indonesia-Jerman SEACAUSE II pada tahun 2006 di perairan barat Sumatera yang berhasil mendapatkan data pada 43 lintasan seismik. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini, BSR sebagai indikasi keberadaaan gas hidrat ditemukan pada 3 lintasan seismik pada Cekungan Simeulue yaitu lintasan BGR06-136, BGR06-137, dan BGR06-139 dengan karakteristik membentuk lensa, sejajar ataupun memotong horison perlapisan sedimen.

Time Constraints on Seepage Through Fractured Regions on the Vestnesa Ridge off the W-Svalbard Coast

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hariharan Ramachandran ◽  
Andreia Plaza-Faverola ◽  
Hugh Daigle ◽  
Stefan Buenz
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Effective Stress ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Fluid Pressure ◽  
Fracture Network ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Stability Zone ◽  
Methane Seepage ◽  
Carbonate Formation ◽  
Hydrate Stability

<p>Evidences of subsurface fluid flow-driven fractures (from seismic interpretation) are quite common at Vestnesa Ridge (around 79ºN in the Arctic Ocean), W-Svalbard margin. Ultimately, the fractured systems have led to the formation of pockmarks on the seafloor. At present day, the eastern segment of the ridge has active pockmarks with continuous methane seep observations in sonar data. The pockmarks in the western segment are considered inactive or to seep at a rate that is harder to identify. The ridge is at ~1200m water depth with the base of the gas hydrate stability zone (GHSZ) at ~200m below the seafloor. Considerable free gas zone is present below the hydrates. Besides the obvious concern of amount and rates of historic methane seeping into the ocean biosphere and its associated effects, significant gaps exist in the ability to model the processes of flow of methane through this faulted and fractured region. Our aim is to highlight the interactions between physical flow, geomechanics and geological control processes that govern the rates and timing of methane seepage.</p><p>For this purpose, we performed numerical fluid flow simulations. We integrate fundamental mass and component conservation equations with a phase equilibrium approach accounting for hydrate phase boundary effects to simulate the transport of gas from the base of the GHSZ through rock matrix and interconnected fractures until the seafloor. The relation between effective stress and fluid pressure is considered and fractures are activated once the effective stress exceeds the tensile limit. We use field data (seismic, oedometer tests on calypso cores, pore fluid pressure and temperature) to constrain the range of validity of various flow and geomechanical parameters in the simulation (such as vertical stress, porosity, permeability, saturations).</p><p>Preliminary results indicate fluid overpressure greater than 1.5 MPa is required to initiate fractures at the base of the gas hydrate stability zone for the investigated system. Focused fluid flow occurs through the narrow fracture networks and the gas reaches the seafloor within 1 day. The surrounding regions near the fracture network exhibit slower seepage towards the seafloor, but over a wider area. Advective flux through the less fractured surrounding regions, reaches the seafloor within 15 years and a diffusive flux reaches within 1200 years. These times are controlled by the permeability of the sediments and are retarded further due to considerable hydrate/carbonate formation during vertical migration. Next course of action includes constraining the methane availability at the base of the GHSZ and estimating its impact on seepage behavior.</p>

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