The physics of gas chimney and pockmark formation, with implications for assessment of seafloor hazards and gas sequestration

LM Cathles, Z Su, D Chen - Marine and petroleum Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
Pockmarks form where fluids discharge through seafloor sediments rapidly enough to make
them quick, and are common where gas is present in near-seafloor sediments. This paper …

Geological controls on focused fluid flow associated with seafloor seeps in the Lower Congo Basin

A Gay, M Lopez, C Berndt, M Seranne - Marine Geology, 2007 - Elsevier
A synthesis of backscatter imagery coupled with a large 3D seismic dataset in the Lower
Congo Basin (LCB) reveals a patchy distribution of features interpreted to be associated with …

Mega-pockmarks and linear pockmark trains on the West African continental margin

R Pilcher, J Argent - Marine Geology, 2007 - Elsevier
Seabed pockmarks, the manifestation of the natural process of fluid escape at the seabed,
are a widespread feature of the equatorial West African continental margin. Pockmarks …

[HTML][HTML] 海底麻坑的特征, 分类与成因机制

沈奥, 孙启良, 蔡砥柱, 邢子浩 - 地质科技通报, 2023 - dzkjqb.cug.edu.cn
海底麻坑是由超压流体溢出海底时侵蚀海底沉积物所形成的一种负地貌, 其广泛分布于各种水下
构造环境(如大陆边缘盆地和增生楔等). 综合近年有关海底麻坑的研究成果, 依据麻坑形状, 直径 …

Reconstructing changes in seep activity by means of pore water and solid phase Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca ratios in pockmark sediments of the Northern Congo Fan

K Nöthen, S Kasten - Marine Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the vertical distribution of authigenic carbonates (aragonite and high
Mg-calcite) in the form of finely disseminated precipitates as well as massive carbonate …

Authigenic carbonates from methane seeps of the northern Congo fan: microbial formation mechanism

D Feng, D Chen, J Peckmann, G Bohrmann - Marine and Petroleum …, 2010 - Elsevier
Authigenic carbonates were collected from methane seeps at Hydrate Hole at 3113m water
depth and Diapir Field at 2417m water depth on the northern Congo deep-sea fan during …

Patterns of carbonate authigenesis at the Kouilou pockmarks on the Congo deep-sea fan

A Haas, J Peckmann, M Elvert, H Sahling, G Bohrmann - Marine Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
Different types of seep carbonates were recovered from the 'Kouilou pockmarks' on the
Congo deep-sea fan in approximately 3100m water depth. The carbonate aggregates are …

Nucleation of slip‐weakening rupture instability in landslides by localized increase of pore pressure

RC Viesca, JR Rice - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We model landslide initiation as slip surface growth driven by locally elevated pore
pressure, with particular reference to submarine slides. Assuming an elastic medium and …

Cold‐seep assemblages on a giant pockmark off West Africa: spatial patterns and environmental control

K Olu‐Le Roy, JC Caprais, A Fifis, MC Fabri… - Marine …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
A giant pockmark colonised by dense cold‐seep assemblages near 3160 m depth along the
Congo‐Angola margin has been surveyed by the ROV Victor 6000. The quantitative …

Pockmarks in the Northern Congo Fan area, SW Africa: Complex seafloor features shaped by fluid flow

H Sahling, G Bohrmann, V Spiess, J Bialas, M Breitzke… - Marine Geology, 2008 - Elsevier
Three pockmarks named “Hydrate Hole”,“Black Hole”, and “Worm Hole” were studied in the
northern Congo Fan area at water depths around 3100 m. The cross-disciplinary …