Estimation of Seismic Attenuation and Gas Hydrate Concentration From Surface Seismic Data at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin

Liu, Tao1,2,3; Bao, Xueyang1,4,5; Geng, Jianhua2,3; Zhu, Xiangyu6; Li, Anyu6; Tian, Dongmei5

2024-02-01

10.1029/2023JB027123

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH   影响因子和分区

2169-9313

2169-9356

An improved understanding of the effects of gas hydrate presence on seismic attenuation is important for accurate hydrate characterization and quantification. Based on a rock-physics model recently presented for gas hydrate-bearing fine-grained clay-dominated sediments, here we establish an integrated workflow for surface seismic data from extracting seismic attenuation to estimating gas hydrate concentration (C-h) in the sediment. We apply this workflow to the high-resolution seismic data acquired at southern Hydrate Ridge, offshore Oregon, to reveal the hydrate distribution and clarify the controlling factor of hydrate formation. We first present an adaptive-bandwidth spectral ratio method to robustly measure attenuation. The attenuation measurements show that the presence of hydrate suppresses the attenuation of the host sediment. We then calculate C-h by applying the rock-physics model to the attenuation measurements. The estimated C-h are mostly low (<5%) in Hydrate Ridge and agrees well with the in-situ C(h )measured from core- or well log-based data. Our result also suggests that the lithology and stratigraphic structures together control the distribution of gas hydrate at Hydrate Ridge, where relatively high C-h is found in the region where a gas-charged conduit exists and in an anticlinal structure overlying a strong bottom simulating reflection. Adjacent to the anticline, however, a low amount of gas hydrate appears present, possibly due to the gas migration blocked by the anticlinal structure or the lack of gas conduits. Our study offers an effective strategy for detecting and quantifying gas hydrate in fine-grained clayey sediments through surface seismic data.

seismic attenuation gas hydrate-bearing clays hydrate quantification hydrate ridge

SCI

英语

第一 ; 通讯

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Geophysical High-resolution Imaging Technology[2022B1212010002] ; Key Special Project for introduced Talents Team of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong (Guangzhou)[GML2019ZD0203] ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[2021M701558] ; null[41976046]

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Geochemistry & Geophysics

WOS:001167137700001

AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION

GEOSCIENCES

Web of Science

1.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
2.Tongji Univ, State Key Lab Marine Geol, Shanghai, Peoples R China
3.Tongji Univ, Sch Ocean & Earth Sci, Shanghai, Peoples R China
4.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Geophys High Resolut Imagin, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
5.Southern Marine Sci & Engn Guangdong Lab Guangzhou, Guangzhou, Peoples R China
6.China Univ Geosci Beijing, Sch Geophys & Informat Technol, Beijing, Peoples R China

Liu, Tao,Bao, Xueyang,Geng, Jianhua,et al. Estimation of Seismic Attenuation and Gas Hydrate Concentration From Surface Seismic Data at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin[J]. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH,2024,129(2).

Liu, Tao,Bao, Xueyang,Geng, Jianhua,Zhu, Xiangyu,Li, Anyu,&Tian, Dongmei.(2024).Estimation of Seismic Attenuation and Gas Hydrate Concentration From Surface Seismic Data at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH,129(2).

Liu, Tao,et al."Estimation of Seismic Attenuation and Gas Hydrate Concentration From Surface Seismic Data at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH 129.2(2024).