Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the accompanying website
- List of maps on the accompanying website
- List of contributed presentations on the accompanying website
- 1 Introduction to seabed fluid flow
- 2 Pockmarks, shallow gas, and seeps: an initial appraisal
- 3 Seabed fluid flow around the world
- 4 The contexts of seabed fluid flow
- 5 The nature and origins of flowing fluids
- 6 Shallow gas and gas hydrates
- 7 Migration and seabed features
- 8 Seabed fluid flow and biology
- 9 Seabed fluid flow and mineral precipitation
- 10 Impacts on the hydrosphere and atmosphere
- 11 Implications for man
- References
- Index
11 - Implications for man
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the accompanying website
- List of maps on the accompanying website
- List of contributed presentations on the accompanying website
- 1 Introduction to seabed fluid flow
- 2 Pockmarks, shallow gas, and seeps: an initial appraisal
- 3 Seabed fluid flow around the world
- 4 The contexts of seabed fluid flow
- 5 The nature and origins of flowing fluids
- 6 Shallow gas and gas hydrates
- 7 Migration and seabed features
- 8 Seabed fluid flow and biology
- 9 Seabed fluid flow and mineral precipitation
- 10 Impacts on the hydrosphere and atmosphere
- 11 Implications for man
- References
- Index
Summary
A look at the exploration history of the important oil areas of the world proves conclusively that oil and gas seeps gave the first clues to most oil-producing regions. Many great oil fields are the direct result of seepage drilling.
Link, 1952Some marine geohazards, with the potential to affect offshore operations, are associated with seabed fluid flow. The petroleum industry, in particular, has learned from experience that these geohazards must be recognised and understood, and that safeguards must be in place if serious consequences are to be avoided. But seabed fluid flow is not always a negative thing. It provides resources such as methane and metals, and acts as a guide to others, particularly petroleum. However, the marine environment is sensitive and biological communities associated with vents and seeps are uncommon and fragile – they require protection.
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- Seabed Fluid FlowThe Impact on Geology, Biology and the Marine Environment, pp. 355 - 386Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007