24. A Resonant Column Study of the Seismic Properties of Methane-Hydrate-Bearing Sand

PreviousNext No AccessGeophysical Characterization of Gas Hydrates24. A Resonant Column Study of the Seismic Properties of Methane-Hydrate-Bearing SandAuthors: A. I. BestJ. A. PriestC. R. I. ClaytonA. S. AvramidisS. K. SaxenaM. L. BatzleD. -H. HanR. HofmannP. G. BrewerF. M. OrrG. FreidrichK. A. KvenvoldenD. L. OrangeJ. McFarlaneW. KirkwoodG. CascanteC. SantamarinaN. YassirS. ChandT. A. MinshullJ. A. PriestA. I. BestC. R. I. ClaytonW. F. WaiteC. R. I. ClaytonJ. A. PriestA. I. BestB. M. ClennellM. HovlandJ. S. BoothP. HenryW. J. WintersA. CresswellM. E. BartonM. R. BrownV. P. DrnevichV. P. DrnevichB. O. HardinD. J. ShippyV. P. DrnevichR. D. WoodsJ. DvorkinA. NurD. G. HowellF. GassmannE. L. HamiltonB. O. HardinV. P. DrnevichM. B. HelgerudJ. DvorkinA. NurA. SakaiT. CollettR. HillJ. J. KolbuszewskiR. D. MaloneJ. A. PriestJ. A. PriestA. I. BestC. R. I. ClaytonJ. A. PriestA. I. BestC. R. I. ClaytonN. S. RadM. T. TumayF. E. RichartJ. R. HallR. D. WoodsC. RuppelS. K. SaxenaA. S. AvramidisK. R. ReddyE. SpangenbergJ. KulenkampffB. TohidiR. AndersonM. B. ClennellR. W. BurgassA. -B. BiderkabJ. E. WalterW. H. HigherR. P. ValleeK. W. WinklerA. NurH. Z. YinG. MavkoT. MukerjiA. NurO. Y. ZatsepinaB. A. BuffettA. I. BestNational Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton Waterfront Campus, Southampton, UKSchool of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKSchool of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKSearch for more papers by this author, J. A. PriestNational Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton Waterfront Campus, Southampton, UKSchool of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKSchool of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKSearch for more papers by this author, C. R. I. 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BuffettSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1190/1.9781560802197.ch24 SectionsAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InReddit Abstract Effective future exploitation of seafloor methane hydrates will require better geophysical estimates of hydrate content for calculation of in situ reserves, production planning, reservoir monitoring, and seabed stability. Relating seismic velocity and attenuation to hydrate saturation in marine sediments is a key first step in this process. To this end, a laboratory resonant column was developed for measuring the seismic properties of methane-hydrate-bearing sediments under simulated in situ conditions. Shear and longitudinal wave velocities and attenuations were measured from the fundamental resonance modes in torsion and flexure of 14-cm-long cylindrical sand specimens (7 cm diameter) in the 50–500 Hz frequency range. Hydrate saturation was varied between 0% and 35% by dispersing known volumes of water throughout the sand and saturating with methane gas before forming hydrate by increasing the pore fluid pressure to 15 MPa and lowering the temperature to −20°C. Subsequent resonant column measurements at 500 kPa effective pressure (5 MPa pore fluid pressure) and 3°C revealed how hydrate cementation rapidly increases seismic velocities and gives rise to an attenuation Q−1 peak at 3%–5% hydrate saturation for P waves and S waves. The VP / VS ratio reduces dramatically from 4.85 (0% hydrate) to 1.86 (35% hydrate). The results are directly applicable to seismic exploration and monitoring of hydrate reservoir sands. Permalink: https://doi.org/10.1190/1.9781560802197.ch24References Avramidis, A. S. , and S. K. Saxena, 1990, A modified “stiffened” Drnevich resonant column: Soil and Foundation, 30, 56–68. CrossrefGoogle Scholar Batzle, M. L. , D. -H. Han, and R. 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Willoughby, and Satinder Chopra21 March 2012 Geophysical Characterization of Gas HydratesISBN (print):978-1-56080-218-1ISBN (online):978-1-56080-219-8Copyright: 2010 Pages: 412 publication data© 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without written permission of the publisherPublisher:Society of Exploration Geophysicists HistoryPublished in print: 01 Jan 2010 CITATION INFORMATION A. I. Best, J. A. Priest, and C. R. I. Clayton, (2010), "24. A Resonant Column Study of the Seismic Properties of Methane-Hydrate-Bearing Sand," Geophysical Developments Series : 337-347. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.9781560802197.ch24 Plain-Language Summary PDF DownloadLoading ...