Electromagnetic surveying of seafloor mounds in the northern Gulf of Mexico
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Abstract
Seafloor controlled source electromagnetic data, probing the uppermost 30 m of seafloor sediments, have been collected with a towed magnetic dipole-dipole system across two seafloor mounds at approximately 1300 m water depth in the northern Gulf of Mexico. One of these mounds was the focus of??a recent gas hydrate research drilling program. Rather than the highly resistive response expected of massive gas hydrate within the confines of the mounds, the EM data are dominated by the effects of raised temperatures and pore fluid salinities that result in an electrically conductive seafloor. This structure suggests that fluid advection towards the seafloor is taking place beneath both mounds. Similar responses are seen at discrete locations away from the mounds in areas that might be associated with faults, further suggesting substantial shallow fluid circulation. Raised temperatures and salinities may inhibit gas hydrate formation at depth as has been suggested at other similar locations in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Electromagnetic surveying of seafloor mounds in the northern Gulf of Mexico |
| Series title | Marine and Petroleum Geology |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.12.006 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 960 |
| Last page | 968 |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf of Mexico |
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