| Despite the increasing availability of geophysical, geochemical, geotechnical, and biological data that characterize in situ properties of gas hydrate reservoirs, the fundamental physical processes associated with gas hydrate formation, accumulation, distribution and dissociation in porous marine sediments remain poorly understood. This study focuses on the spatial and temporal accumulation of gas hydrate in marine sediments through (1) a numerical model that explores the impact of hydraulic parameters on permeability evolution during hydrate formation; and (2) tomographic analysis of multichannel seismic data that constrain the local concentration of gas hydrate. The results constrain the hydraulic parameters pertinent to the hydrodynamics of gas hydrate reservoirs and provide insight about the physical and elastic properties of gas hydrate bearing sediments relevant for estimating hydrate concentration in porous assemblages. |
