Seismic- and well-log-inferred gas hydrate accumulations on Richards Island
Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada
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Abstract
The gas hydrate stability zone is areally extensive beneath most of the Mackenzie Delta-Beaufort Sea region, with the base of the gas hydrate stability zone more than 1000 m deep on Richards Island. In this study, gas hydrate has been inferred to occur in nine Richards Island exploratory wells on the basis of well-log responses calibrated to the response of the logs within the cored gas-hydrate-bearing intervals of the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well. The integration of the available well-log data with more than 240 km of industry-acquired reflection seismic data have allowed us to map the occurrence of four significant gas hydrate and associated free-gas accumulations in the Ivik-Mallik-Taglu area on Richards Island. The occurrence of gas hydrate on Richards Island is mostly restricted to the crest of large anticlinal features that cut across the base of the gas hydrate stability zone. Combined seismic and well-log data analysis indicate that the known and inferred gas hydrate accumulations on Richards Island may contain as much as 187 178106 m3 of gas.
Suggested Citation
Collett, T.S., 1999, Seismic- and well-log-inferred gas hydrate accumulations on Richards Island: Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada, no. 544, p. 357-376.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Seismic- and well-log-inferred gas hydrate accumulations on Richards Island |
| Series title | Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada |
| Issue | 544 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada |
| First page | 357 |
| Last page | 376 |