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Volume 22 Issue 6
Dec 2011
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Journal of Earth Science  > 2011  >  22(6): 718-725.
Hailing Liu, Yongjian Yao, Hui Deng. Geological and Geophysical Conditions for Potential Natural Gas Hydrate Resources in Southern South China Sea Waters. Journal of Earth Science, 2011, 22(6): 718-725. doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0222-5
Citation: Hailing Liu, Yongjian Yao, Hui Deng. Geological and Geophysical Conditions for Potential Natural Gas Hydrate Resources in Southern South China Sea Waters. Journal of Earth Science, 2011, 22(6): 718-725. doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0222-5
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Geological and Geophysical Conditions for Potential Natural Gas Hydrate Resources in Southern South China Sea Waters

doi: 10.1007/s12583-011-0222-5
  • 1.

    CAS Key Lab of Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China

  • 2.

    Institute of Development Strategies for Marine Geoscience, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Guangzhou, 510760, China

  • 3.

    SINOPEC International Petroleum Exploration & Production Corporation, Beijing, 100083, China

Funds:

the National Basic Research Programs of China (973 Programs) 2009CB2194

the National Basic Research Programs of China (973 Programs) 2007CB411700

the National Natural Science Fundation of China 40976029

the National Natural Science Fundation of China 40676039

the Major Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences kzcx2-yw-203-01

the National Program of Sustaining Science and Technology 2006BAB19B00

the Ministry of Land and Resources, China GT-YQ-QQ-2008-1-02

the Ministry of Land and Resources, China 2009GYXQ06

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  • Corresponding author: Yongjian Yao, yjyao64@yahoo.com.cn
  • Received Date: 07 Jul 2011
  • Accepted Date: 17 Nov 2011
  • Publish Date: 01 Dec 2011
    Abstract
  • The water depth in Nansha (南沙) waters, which is located in the southern South China Sea, varies from 200 to 2 500 m, with a deep-water (> 500 m) area of 500 000 km2. In this region, there are many depositional basins with various structural features, prone to the accumulation of organic material. The temperature and pressure conditions in the deep-water environment are suitable for the preservation of gas hydrate. At several sites, we have recognized bottom-simulating reflectors (BSRs) from seismic data. Regional geology analyses show that the Nansha waters may have abundant gas hydrate prospects, especially in localities such as the Nansha trough and other deep-water basins of the central Nansha waters.

     

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