Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2015, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 54-61.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2015.03.007CSTR: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2015.03.007

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Time-frequency-based thickness estimation of hydrate-bearing layer in the Shenhu area of the South China Sea

SUN Yun-bao1, 2, ZHAO Tie-hu2, QIN Ke2, FENG Jing2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Marine Hydrocarbon Resource and Enviroment Resources, Ministry of Land Resources, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao 266071, China; 2. Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao 266071, China
  • Received:2014-05-28 Revised:2014-08-22 Online:2015-06-08 Published:2015-06-08

Abstract: Gas hydrate has attracted great interest from the scientists for the impact of its fossil fuel resource potential, the extent of submarine geohazard and global climate change. Thickness of a hydrate-bearing layer is an important parameter in resource evaluation. Quantitative identification of potential gas hydrate accumulation needs to pay urgent attention to the technology in pre-drilling assessment. Thickness of a hydrate occurrence can be identified by the time-frequency analysis method. The result suggests that the time-frequency analysis method, guiding by the logging data, may be an effective tool to identify thick hydrate-bearing layers. A hydrate-bearing layer tends to appear as a low-frequency low intensity zone, underlying a low-frequency high intensity and high-frequency low intensity zone.

Key words: South China Sea, Shenhu, hydrate, time-frequency, resource