| Abstract: | The amount of in situ gas hydrate concentrated in the sediment pore space at the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well was estimated by using compressional-wave (P-wave) and shear-wave (S-wave) downhole log measurements. A weighted equation developed for relating the amount of gas hydrate concentrated in the pore space of unconsolidated sediments to the increase of seismic velocities was applied to the acoustic logs with porosities derived from the formation density log. A weight of 1.56 (W=1.56) and the exponent of 1 (n=1) provided consistent estimates of gas hydrate concentration from the S-wave and the P-wave logs. Gas hydrate concentration is as much as 80% in the pore spaces, and the average gas hydrate concentration within the gas-hydrate-bearing section from 897 m to 1110 m (excluding zones where there is no gas hydrate) was calculated at 39.0% when using P-wave data and 37.8% when using S-wave data. |
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| Citation Author: | Lee, M. W. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Amount of gas hydrate estimated from compressional- and shear-wave velocities at the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well; 1999; Article; Journal; Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada; Lee, M. W. |
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| Citation Year: | 1999 |
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| Text: | Amount of gas hydrate estimated from compressional- and shear-wave velocities at the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well; 1999; Article; Journal; Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada; Lee, M. W. |
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| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1999 00:00 -0600 |
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