Application of Overburden Amplitude Variations to Constrain Hydrocarbon Column Heights in the Hammerfest Basin, Norwegian Barents Sea

Lidia Georgescu, Christian Hermanrud, Roar Heggland, Trine Helle Simmenes

AAPG Special Volumes

... of these bright reflectors. We note from Figure 19D that the lateral extent of the bottom simulating reflector (BSR) is much larger than the area...

Seismic Foldout: Exploration of the Papuan Plateau: How revolutionary geophysical technology reveals new seismic insights

Lauren Found, Neil Hodgson, Karyna Rodriguez, Helen Debenham, Searcher

GEO ExPro Magazine

... with high geothermal gradients. These are mapped on the modern seismic using bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs), which can be used as a data-led proxy...

Three-dimensional paleomorphologic reconstruction and turbidite distribution prediction revealing a Pleistocene confined basin system in the northeast Nankai Trough area

Kosuke Egawa, Toshiko Furukawa, Tatsuo Saeki, Kiyofumi Suzuki, Hideo Narita

AAPG Bulletin

...) hydrates are detectable from anomalous high-amplitude seismic images that commonly occur just above the bottom simulating reflector (BSR) (e.g., Saeki et...

Defying volcanic rifted passive margin models „ World class Aptian source rock proven in the Orange Basin opens Venus, Graff and Mopane equivalent future Golden LanesŽ offshore Namibia and beyond

Karyna Rodriguez, Neil Hodgson

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

.... Vohat, P., K. Sain, and N. K. Thakur, 2003, Heat flow and geothermal gradient from a bottom simulating reflector: A case study: Current Science, 85...

Potential Extent and Thickness of Gas Hydrates in the Deep Water of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Ettore Marcucci, Joseph Forrest

GCAGS Transactions

... and three different gas compositions were used. In many basins in which hydrates occur, a so-called Bottom Simulating Reflector (BSR) marks the base...

The West Sulawesi Fold Belt and Other New Plays Within the North Makassar Straits — A Prospectivity Review

Thomas H. Fraser, Brent A. Jackson, Peter M. Barber, Peter Baillie, Keith Myers

Indonesian Petroleum Association

.... Bottom Simulation Reflector (BSR) in West Sulawesi Foldbelt. Conclusions Paleogeographic models within the Middle Miocene to Lower Pliocene section...

Progress Toward a Petroleum System Approach to Gas Hydrate Resource Assessment, by Kirk G. Osadetz and Zhuoheng Chen; #90035 (2004)

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Deep-Water Site Investigation … Makassar Straits (Indonesia)

Ellen De Man, Frank Ashby, John Bacheller, Agung Cahyono, Suriamin, James Corthay, Peter Hillock, Scott Wilmot

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... potential for gas hydrates was identified by mapping a bottom simulating reflection (BSR) and recovering solid methane gashydrate crystals from one...

Geologic Evolution of the Aleutian Ridge–Implications for Petroleum Resources

David W. Scholl, Tracy L. Vallier, Andrew J. Stevenson

Alaska Geological Society

... Terrace. However, reflection profiles that cross the seaward flank of Atka Basin commonly reveal a bottom simulating reflector (BSR; Scholl...

ABSTRACT: Implications for formation mechanisms of methane hydrates and recommendations for the future researches in correlative anoxic basins: observations from R/V METEOR (IFM-GEOMAR) expedition in the Black Sea Cruise M72/4-2007; #90109 (2010)

Mustafa Toker, Joerg Bialas, Ingo Klauke, Scientific crew of R/V METEOR cruise

Search and Discovery.com

... simulating reflectors (BSR) are very sensitive to temperature and pressure changes and these reflectors are thought to have acted as natural thermometers...

Geochemical Proxies and Temperature Regimes for the Distribution of Gas Hydrates in Nankai Trough, by Ryo Matsumoto; #90035 (2004)

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Geologic Evolution and Petroleum Geology of the Aleutian Ridge

David W. Scholl, Tracy L. Vallier, Andrew J. Stevenson

Circum Pacific Council Publications

...) is probably a BSR (bottom-simulating reflector) related to this diagenetic tran­ sition (Scholl and Creager, 1983; Hein et al., 1978) On reflec­ tion...

Multicomponent Seismic Technology for Assessment of Fluid-Gas Expulsion Geology and Gas Hydrates: Gulf of Mexico, by Bob A. Hardage and Harry H. Roberts; #90035 (2004)

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Multicomponent Seismic Technology Assessment of Fluid-gas Expulsion Geology and Gas-hydrate Systems: Gulf of Mexico

B. A. Hardage, P. E. Murray, R. Remington, M. De Angelo, D. Sava, H. H. Roberts, W. Shedd, J. Hunt Jr.

AAPG Special Volumes

... interpreted by MMS as an excellent candidate for a bottom-simulating reflector (BSR) that marks the base of a local hydrate stability zone (BHSZ...

Andaman Basin

Gary Scaife, Andy Billings

GEO ExPro Magazine

... or chimneys, bright spots and flat spots (high amplitude reflector lengths and/or flat anomalous features) and bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs...

Natural Gas Generation in Sediments of the Convergent Margin of the Eastern Aleutian Trench Area

Keith A. Kvenvolden, Roland von Huene

Circum Pacific Council Publications

... on seismic records as an anomalous bottom-simulating reflector or BSR. From the depth of the BSR, the geothermal gradients are estimated using...

Chapter 15: Petroleum Systems of the Guajira Basin, Northern Colombia

Victor Ramirez, Luz Stella Vargas, Claudia Rubio, Helga Nino, Oswaldo Mantilla

AAPG Special Volumes

... simulating reflector (BSR): Instituto Colombiano del Petroleo Ciencia, Tecnología y Futuro (Bucaramanga), v. 3, p. 29–39. Lorant, F., A. Prinzhofer, F. Behar...

Thermogenic Gas Hydrate System and Models of Gas Hydrate Occurrence Patterns; #80268 (2012)

Linyun Tan, Arthur H. Johnson, and Lijun Cheng

Search and Discovery.com

... Minshulland, and S.C. Singh, 1998, The nature and distribution of bottom simulating reflectors at the Costa Rican convergent margin: Geophysical Journal...

Geophysical Aspects of Shale Mobilization in the Deep Water Off the East Coast of Trinidad

Wanda De Landro Clarke

AAPG Special Volumes

... is observed, this subregion exhibits its own distinct character. Shale flow features with associated bottom-simulating reflectors, syndepositional...

Occurrence of high-saturation gas hydrate in a fault-compartmentalized anticline and the importance of seal, Green Canyon, abyssal northern Gulf of Mexico

Manasij Santra, Peter B. Flemings, Mahdi Heidari, and Kehua You

AAPG Bulletin

... distribution of seismic amplitude to interpret stratigraphic features and fluid distribution. Mapping of the BHSZ and Fluid Contacts Bottom-simulating...

Exploration of the Deep Gulf of Mexico Slope Using DSV Alvin: Site Selection and Geologic Character

Harry H. Roberts, Chuck R. Fisher, Jim M. Brooks, Bernie Bernard, Robert S. Carney, Erik Cordes, William Shedd, Jesse Hunt Jr., Samantha Joye, Ian R. MacDonald, Cheryl Morrison

GCAGS Transactions

... studies using high quality 3D seismic data indicate the presence of a well-defined bottom simulating reflector (BSR) that cuts across stratigraphic...

South Makassar Basin: 3D Thermal Modeling … Implication for Future Exploration

Mathieu Rousseau, Virginie Guérin, François Sapin, Depi Restiadi, Caroline Malla-Meidianna, Jean-Michel Gaulier

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... and 3) indirect heat flow values derived from bottom simulating reflector (BSR) mapping. Important lateral variations of heat flow are observed at sea bed...

Multichannel Seismic Survey of the Colombia Basin and Adjacent Margins: Convergent Margins; Field Investigations of Margin Structure and Stratigraphy

Richard S. Lu, Kenneth J. McMillen

AAPG Special Volumes

... lower-slope basins; (4) landward dipping reflectors that pass beneath the deformed lower slope; and, (5) a prominent, continuous, bottom-simulating...

Offshore Oman: Stunning Hydrocarbon Geology from a Closing Ocean

Neil Hodgson, Karyna Rodriquez, Julia Davies, Peter Hoiles, Saleh A Al Anboori, Searcher, Discovery Geoscience, Ministry of Energy and Minerals Oman (MEM)

GEO ExPro Magazine

... gas is evident in the Makran system to the east, expressed as gas hydrate 'Bottom Simulating Reflectors' (BSRs). Where BSRs can be confidently picked...

Tulip Field 3D Coil Shooting Survey„Preliminary Data Processing Results

Michele Buia, Riccardo Vercesi, Michelle Tham, Dmitry Nikolenko, Andreas Tyasbudi Waluyo, Swee Leng Ng

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... bright but discontinuous Bottom Simulating Reflectors (BSR) throughout the survey area. In addition, the presence of shallow "free" gas is indicated...