Subsurface sediment remobilization and fluid flow in sedimentary basins: an overview

M Huuse, CAL Jackson, P Van Rensbergen… - Basin …, 2010 - earthdoc.org
Subsurface sediment remobilization and fluid flow processes and their products are
increasingly being recognized as significant dynamic components of sedimentary basins …

Seismic characteristics of fluid escape pipes in sedimentary basins: Implications for pipe genesis

J Cartwright, C Santamarina - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Fluid escape pipes were first documented from 3D seismic data over a decade ago, and
have subsequently been identified in many petroliferous basins worldwide. They are …

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 …

A review of the global polygonal faults: are they playing a big role in fluid migration?

Y Xia, J Yang, Y Chen, S Lu, M Wang, S Deng… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Polygonal faults (PFs) have been widely found in over 100 sedimentary basins worldwide,
mainly in marine setting on continental margins and intracratonic sedimentary basins. PFs …

Hydrogen emanations in intracratonic areas: new guide lines for early exploration basin screening

I Moretti, E Brouilly, K Loiseau, A Prinzhofer, E Deville - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Offshore the emissions of dihydrogen are highlighted by the smokers along the oceanic
ridges. Onshore in situ measurements in ophiolitic contexts and in old cratons have also …

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 …

Two fundamentally different types of submarine canyons along the continental margin of Equatorial Guinea

ZR Jobe, DR Lowe, SJ Uchytil - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
Most submarine canyons are erosive conduits cut deeply into the world's continental shelves
through which sediment is transported from areas of high coastal sediment supply onto large …

New insights into cerium anomalies and mechanisms of trace metal enrichment in authigenic carbonate from hydrocarbon seeps

Y Hu, D Feng, J Peckmann, HH Roberts, D Chen - Chemical Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Authigenic carbonates that form at marine hydrocarbon seeps provide a unique geological
archive of past local environmental conditions and pore fluid geochemistry. Recent work on …

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 …

'Bulls-eye'pockmarks and polygonal faulting in the Lower Congo Basin: relative timing and implications for fluid expulsion during shallow burial

KJ Andresen, M Huuse - Marine Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
This study describes a new type of pockmark association from the Lower Congo Basin
offshore West Africa, consisting of up to 8 stacked paleopockmarks separated by intervals of …