Shale transformations and physical properties—Implications for seismic expression of mobile shales

JI Soto, MR Hudec, NH Mondol, M Heidari - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Seismic interpretation of mobile shales is challenging, mostly because of their unclear
seismic expression. Imaging of mobile shales is difficult because of their low seismic …

Structure of mud volcano systems and pockmarks in the region of the Ceuta Contourite Depositional System (Western Alborán Sea)

L Somoza, T Medialdea, R León, G Ercilla, JT Vázquez… - Marine Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
New high-resolution seismic and swath bathymetry data reveal the detailed structure of nine
mud volcanoes and two large fields of pockmarks at water depths of 400–1100m in the …

Widespread active seepage activity on the Nile Deep Sea Fan (offshore Egypt) revealed by high-definition geophysical imagery

S Dupré, J Woodside, I Klaucke, J Mascle, JP Foucher - Marine geology, 2010 - Elsevier
Fluid escape structures on the Nile Deep Sea Fan were investigated during the MEDIFLUX
MIMES expedition in 2004. Mud volcanoes, pockmarks and authigenic carbonate structures …

Long-and short-term triggering and modulation of mud volcano eruptions by earthquakes

M Bonini, ML Rudolph, M Manga - Tectonophysics, 2016 - Elsevier
Earthquakes can trigger the eruption of mud. We use eruptions in Azerbaijan, Italy,
Romania, Japan, Andaman Islands, Pakistan, Taiwan, Indonesia, and California to probe …

New discoveries of mud volcanoes on the Moroccan Atlantic continental margin (Gulf of Cádiz): morpho-structural characterization

R León, L Somoza, T Medialdea, JT Vázquez… - Geo-Marine Letters, 2012 - Springer
During the MVSEIS-08 cruise of 2008, ten new mud volcanoes (MVs) were discovered on
the offshore Moroccan continental margin (Gulf of Cádiz) at water depths between 750 and …

Development of crestal normal faults associated with deepwater fold growth

CK Morley - Journal of Structural Geology, 2007 - Elsevier
Deepwater anticlines during their early stages of development (approximately between
interlimb angles of 180° and 140°) grow and accumulate weak, fine grained and poorly …

Pre-eruptive ground deformation of Azerbaijan mud volcanoes detected through satellite radar interferometry (DInSAR)

B Antonielli, O Monserrat, M Bonini, G Righini, F Sani… - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
Mud volcanism is a process that leads to the extrusion of subsurface mud, fragments of
country rocks, saline waters and gases. This mechanism is typically linked to hydrocarbon …

Fault‐controlled fluid flow inferred from hydrothermal vents imaged in 3D seismic reflection data, offshore NW Australia

C Magee, OB Duffy, K Purnell, RE Bell, CAL Jackson… - Basin …, 2016 - earthdoc.org
Fluid migration pathways in the subsurface are heavily influenced by pre‐existing faults.
Although studies of active fluid‐escape structures can provide insights into the relationships …

Cyclic activity of mud volcanoes: evidences from Trinidad (SE Caribbean)

E Deville, SH Guerlais - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2009 - Elsevier
Fluid and solid transfer in mud volcanoes show different cyclic phases of activity, including
catastrophic events and periods of relative quiescence characterized by moderate activity …

Liquefied vs stratified sediment mobilization processes: insight from the South of the Barbados accretionary prism

E Deville, SH Guerlais, Y Callec, R Griboulard… - Tectonophysics, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the nature and origin of subsurface sediment mobilization processes
in deep marine clay-rich environments. In the studied area of the southern Barbados …