Submarine Slides and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate and Shallow Gas in the Pearl River Mouth Basin

Submarine slides, gas hydrates, shallow gas, and volcanoes considered to be potential geohazards have been well delineated using three-dimensional (3D) seismic data and well log data in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea. Seismic characteristics, distribution maps, and controlling factors...

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Main Authors: Jiapeng Jin, Jinzi Hu, Lixia Li, Jie Li, Zhenyu Zhu, Xiujuan Wang, Jilin Zhou, Wenlong Wang
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description Submarine slides, gas hydrates, shallow gas, and volcanoes considered to be potential geohazards have been well delineated using three-dimensional (3D) seismic data and well log data in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea. Seismic characteristics, distribution maps, and controlling factors of these geohazards have been well analyzed showing the influence of regional tectonics and sedimentary processes. Recently, shallow gas and gas hydrates are confirmed by drilling expeditions, which are considered important unconventional resources. Moreover, the mapped features of various geohazards show the spatial overlays and that they are connected each other. To delineate well the relationships between gas hydrates, shallow gas, and the potential geological features such as submarine slides, gas chimneys, faults, and volcanoes, the seismic attributes and interpretations are displayed using 3D seismic data to show the interplay between them. Gas hydrates and shallow gas occur and are widely distributed above sills, volcanoes, gas chimneys, and faults within the submarine slides and migrating canyon because large amount of hydrocarbon gas can migrate from the deep layer to the shallow layer along different pathways. This study aims to show the correlation among various geological bodies and their effects on shallow gas and gas hydrate distributions.
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spelling doaj-art-2bd2a6bd508e4e8f88b63264730260672025-08-20T02:03:25ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122025-02-0113230810.3390/jmse13020308Submarine Slides and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate and Shallow Gas in the Pearl River Mouth BasinJiapeng Jin0Jinzi Hu1Lixia Li2Jie Li3Zhenyu Zhu4Xiujuan Wang5Jilin Zhou6Wenlong Wang7State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrate, Beijing 100028, ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Lab of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, MOE and College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrate, Beijing 100028, ChinaCNOOC China Limited, Shenzhen Branch, Shenzhen 518054, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrate, Beijing 100028, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrate, Beijing 100028, ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Lab of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, MOE and College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, ChinaYantai Center of Coastal Zone Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Yantai 264000, ChinaSubmarine slides, gas hydrates, shallow gas, and volcanoes considered to be potential geohazards have been well delineated using three-dimensional (3D) seismic data and well log data in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea. Seismic characteristics, distribution maps, and controlling factors of these geohazards have been well analyzed showing the influence of regional tectonics and sedimentary processes. Recently, shallow gas and gas hydrates are confirmed by drilling expeditions, which are considered important unconventional resources. Moreover, the mapped features of various geohazards show the spatial overlays and that they are connected each other. To delineate well the relationships between gas hydrates, shallow gas, and the potential geological features such as submarine slides, gas chimneys, faults, and volcanoes, the seismic attributes and interpretations are displayed using 3D seismic data to show the interplay between them. Gas hydrates and shallow gas occur and are widely distributed above sills, volcanoes, gas chimneys, and faults within the submarine slides and migrating canyon because large amount of hydrocarbon gas can migrate from the deep layer to the shallow layer along different pathways. This study aims to show the correlation among various geological bodies and their effects on shallow gas and gas hydrate distributions.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/2/308geohazardsgas hydratevolcanoslidethe Pearl River Mouth Basin
spellingShingle Jiapeng Jin
Jinzi Hu
Lixia Li
Jie Li
Zhenyu Zhu
Xiujuan Wang
Jilin Zhou
Wenlong Wang
Submarine Slides and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate and Shallow Gas in the Pearl River Mouth Basin
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
geohazards
gas hydrate
volcano
slide
the Pearl River Mouth Basin
title Submarine Slides and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate and Shallow Gas in the Pearl River Mouth Basin
title_full Submarine Slides and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate and Shallow Gas in the Pearl River Mouth Basin
title_fullStr Submarine Slides and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate and Shallow Gas in the Pearl River Mouth Basin
title_full_unstemmed Submarine Slides and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate and Shallow Gas in the Pearl River Mouth Basin
title_short Submarine Slides and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate and Shallow Gas in the Pearl River Mouth Basin
title_sort submarine slides and their influence on gas hydrate and shallow gas in the pearl river mouth basin
topic geohazards
gas hydrate
volcano
slide
the Pearl River Mouth Basin
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/2/308
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