Multichannel seismic reflection surveys over the Antarctic continental margin relevant to petroleum resource studies
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Abstract
More than 100,000 km of marine multichannel seismic profiles have been acquired over the continental margin of Antarctica since 1976 by scientific research programs of Australia, Brazil, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, U.S.S.R. and West Germany. Although scientific results are reported for most of these data, they also are relevant to petroleum resource assessment. Because of the one or two orders of magnitude greater cost of standard land survey techniques in Antarctica compared with marine techniques in areas of open water, there will likely be no great amount of coverage on the interior of the Antarctic ice sheet. Despite this, several countries are experimenting in a research mode using land systems, and deep crustal reflection sur eys at carefully selected interior sites will probably be made soon.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Multichannel seismic reflection surveys over the Antarctic continental margin relevant to petroleum resource studies |
| Volume | 31 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association of Petroleum Geologists |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Title | Antarctica as an exploration frontier-hydrocarbon potential, geology, and hazards |
| First page | 69 |
| Last page | 75 |
| Other Geospatial | Antarctica |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |