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- Variation of Crustal Velocity Structure in India as Determined from DSS Studies and their Implications on Regional Tectonics
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1 2-16-106, Prashantinagar, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 039, IN
2 National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
1 2-16-106, Prashantinagar, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 039, IN
2 National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 49, No 4 (1997), Pagination: 395-407Abstract
The Indian subcontinent has been divided into six crustal velocity zones based on P-wave velocity structure obtained along 20 Deep Seismic Sounding (DSS) profiles, covered in India from 1972 to 1992. Zone - 1 consists of two parts: zone - 1.a comprises the Dharwar craton, Cuddapah basin, Godavari graben and the Koyna region, and zone- 1 .b consists of the western margin of the Bengal basin and the Singhbhum craton. Zone - 2 covers the West Bengal sedimentary basin and the Mahanadi coastal basin. Zone - 3 includes Bundelkhand craton and the Vindhyan basin. Zone - 4 covers Cambay basin north of the Narmada lineament and the Aravalli - Delhi fold belt. Zone - 5 lies south of the Nannada lineament covering the Tapti graben extending up to the west coast of India. Zone - 6 comprises the northwest Himalaya up to the Nangaparbat including Jammu and Srinagar sedimentary basins. Detailed crustal velocity structures in these six zones have been described with their bearing on regional tectonics. Velocity structure of the lower crust in some of these zones, suggests that crustal underplating has played a very important role in the evolution of the Indian continental crust and lithosphere. Some petrological inferences have also been drawn for the Indian crust from crustal velocity zonation.Keywords
Geophysics, Crustal Velocity Structure, Tectonics, Indian Subcontinent.- Seafloor Geophysical Study in Search of Gas Hydrates/Gas Related Evidences in the Deep Waters of the Western Continental Margin of India
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1 National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad-500007, IN
2 National Center for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Headland Sada, Goa-403804, IN
1 National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad-500007, IN
2 National Center for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Headland Sada, Goa-403804, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 72, No 4 (2008), Pagination: 547-555Abstract
New data have been collected using the multibeam echosounder (Hydrosweep) and high resolution subbottom profiler (Parasound) systems in deep water of the Western Continental Margin of India (WCMI) during the 41st cruise of R/V Academic Boris Petrov from 17 to 26 November, 2006. The six meters gravity coring along with CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) measurements are also carried out. Two sites in the Saurashtra and Kerala-Konkan offshore basins have been covered to find out features related to gas hydrates during this short cruise. High resolution multibeam echosounder and sub-Bottom profiling delineate the fine-Scale structure of the sedimentary layer of about 50-100 m thickness below the seafloor. Gravity corer is operated at five stations, out of which four gravity cores of more than 5 m length are recovered successfully. Gas and pore waters from cores have been collected for performing the laboratory studies. The Rosette system is used for temperature and salinity measurement in the water columns. The gravity cores collected on sites show the evidence of sediment fluidization and contain certain amount of gas. The gas is collected from sediments using the technique developed in the V.I.Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry for the chemical and isotopic analysis for future research. The preliminary results show that the continental slope and rise of the oceanic margin of the Western India are prospective for exploration of gas hydrate. The more definite conclusion can be drawn after carrying out laboratory studies.Keywords
WCMI, Gas Hydrates, Hydrosweep, Parasound, and CTD.- GAS Hydrates - A Potential Source of Energy
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1 Gas Hydrate Project, NGRI, Hyderabad, IN
1 Gas Hydrate Project, NGRI, Hyderabad, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 70, No 1 (2007), Pagination: 173-174Abstract
No Abstract.- Gas-Hydrates: Indian Scenario
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1 National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad-500007, IN
2 National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad-500007, IN
1 National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad-500007, IN
2 National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad-500007, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 72, No 3 (2008), Pagination: 299-311Abstract
At present India produces only one-third of her oil requirements. The escalating demand for energy and the rising price of oil are compelling factors to look for an alternate source of energy for sustainable growth. Gas-hydrates, crystalline form of water and methane, seem to be a viable source of energy. Bathymetry, seafloor temperature, sedimentary thicknesses, rate of sedimentation and total organic carbon (TOC) indicate good prospects of gas-hydrates within the vast offshore regions of India. The energy potential of gas-hydrates is estimated to be twice the energy contained in the total fossil fuel reserves. Several oil companies and national institutes are engaged in gas-hydrate investigations making use of geophysical, geochemical, geological and microbiological data. Based on analysis of available seismic data, geological characteristics, geochemical and microbiological proxies, gas-hydrates have been identified in the continental margins of India (the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea). The drilling and coring under the auspices of the Indian National Gas Hydrates Program (NGHP) has validated the ground truth in the Krishna-Godavari (K-G) and Mahanadi basins and in the Andaman region of the eastern offshore. It is necessary to delineate the gas-hydrates and free-gas bearing sediments and evaluate the resource potential in prospective areas. The National Geophysical Research Instimte (NGRI) has built requisite expertise in special processing, modelling and inversion of marine seismic data based on traveltime tomography; waveform inversion; amplitude versus offset (AVO) inversion; AVO attributes and pre-stack depth migration coupled with effective medium theory or rock physics modelling. The blanking, reflection strength, instantaneous frequency and attenuation attributes have been found to be vital for identifying gas-hydrates without BSR and/or ascertaining whether a BSR is related to gas-hydrates. The traveltime tomography of large offset multi-channel or ocean bottom seismic data can be used for demarcating the zone of gas-hydrates and free-gas bearing sediments. The pre-stack depth migration of seismic data using the large wavelength velocity tomograms may help to understand the genesis of gas-hydrates. All these approaches and their application to available marine seismic data are presented here with a view to investigate gas-hydrates along the continental margins of India.Keywords
Gas-Hydrates, Free-Gas, BSR, Identification, Estimation, Indian Margins.- Crustal Velocity Structure of the Indian Shield from Deep Seismic Sounding and Receiver Function Studies
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1 National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
1 National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 68, No 6 (2006), Pagination: 989-992Abstract
The average crustal velocity and Moho depth, estimated from the data of more than 5000 km deep seismic sounding (DSS) profiles and a number of broadband seismological stations covering various geological and tectonic units of the Indian shield have been presented. The average crustal velocity varies from 62 to 65 km/s except at few anomalous regions. The average crustal thickness varies from 40 to 42 km except in Dharwar craton (35-45 km) and southernmost part of the southern granulite terrain (35-38 km). The crust is thinner towards both eastern and western coasts of the shield. The crust to the north of the west coast is again thinner (-25 km) than that of the east coast (-35-37 km) with a prominent up-Warp at the eastern flank of the West-Bengal Basin (-30-32 km). The shallowing of the crust towards the coast is due to underplating and breakup of the Indian shield from the Gondwanaland.Keywords
DSS, Broadband Seismology, Moho, Crustal Structure, Indian Shield.- Delineation of Trap and Subtrappean Mesozoic Sediments in Saurashtra Peninsula, India
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1 No. 19-104/4, Kalyanapuri, Uppal, Hyderabad 500 039, IN
2 CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, IN
1 No. 19-104/4, Kalyanapuri, Uppal, Hyderabad 500 039, IN
2 CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, IN
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Current Science, Vol 110, No 9 (2016), Pagination: 1844-1851Abstract
Mapping of sediments beneath volcanic Traps is a highly challenging task. Here we report on the analysis of wide-angle seismic data from Trap-covered Saurashtra peninsula to address this problem. Traveltime modelling of mainly seismic refraction and some reflection phases yields basement configuration, trap and subtrappean sediment thicknesses along the Jodia-Ansador (NW-SE) profile in Saurashtra peninsula. Travel-time skip and amplitude decay in seismic refraction data indicate the presence of low-velocity sediments beneath the Traps. The result reveals two layers with Deccan Traps (4.85-5.0 km s-1) followed by Mesozoic sediments above the basement (5.8-6.1 km s-1). Using the lower bound velocity (3.2 km s-1), sediment thickness varies between 800 and 1500 m. Based on upper bound velocity (4.3 km s-1), we find both the sediment thickness and basement depth increase by 600-700 m. The thickness of sediments is more in the northwest and decreases gradually in the southeast, suggesting that the northwestern part of the profile is an important zone for hydrocarbon exploration in the Saurashtra peninsula. With the lower bound velocity of Mesozoics, we find that the basement (5.8-6.1 km s-1) is deep (~2100 m) in the northwest and shallows up near Atkot to ~1.0 km depth, and then deepens further southeast, showing the basement upwarped. The overall velocity and boundary uncertainties are of the order of ±0.15 km s-1 and ± 0.15 km respectively.Keywords
Seismic Refraction, Sediment Thickness, Travel-Time Inversion, Volcanic Traps.References
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- Gas-Hydrates - A Synoptic View
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1 National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
1 National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 52, No 5 (1998), Pagination: 497-512Abstract
Large-scale occurrence of gas-hydrates in the marine sediments of outer continental margins is by now well-known. While the methods of tracing gas-hydrate enriched zones, like identifying markers such as bottom simulating reflectors and blanking zones on seismic reflection sections, are well-established, quantification and resource assessment of gas hydrates still remain hazy. Investigations over the classical gas-hydrate enriched Blake outer ridge on the U.S. Atlantic margin have provided new insights into the environs of gas-hydrate occurrences. Deep sea drilling results in this area indicate that the estimates of gas-hydrate from geophysical measurements could be less by an order of three in comparison with those obtained from drilling. Several factors like bathymetry, sediment thickness and sedimentation rates, sea bottom temperature and total organic carbon content, which control gas-hydrate formation, indicate that the shallow sediments in the offshore regions of India could be potentially enriched in gas hydrates. National agencies like the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Gas Authority of India Ltd., National Geophysical Research Institute, National Institute of Oceanography and others are now actively involved in assessing the true potential of this anticipated future energy resource. The environmental aspects of gas hydrates like large-scale release of methane gas into the air and slope instabilities and submarine landslides in the continental margins resulting in catastrophic events, however, need to be kept in mind.Keywords
Energy Resources, Gas-Hydrates, Global Distribution, Indian Offshore Occurrences.- Effectiveness of Amino Acids for Carbon Storage and Utilization Applications
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1 Gas Hydrate Division, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad 500 007, IN
1 Gas Hydrate Division, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad 500 007, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 06 (2018), Pagination: 1163-1165Abstract
Carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary greenhouse gas, can have a major impact on global warming, if present in the earth’s atmosphere beyond permissible limits. In fact, the accumulative emissions of CO2 gas in the atmosphere are progressively increasing causing the global temperature rise by 1.5°C to 2°C (ref. 1). On the other hand, CO2 also can form clathrate hydrates under some favourable thermodynamic conditions.References
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- 2-D Velocity Structure in Kerala-Konkan Basin using Traveltime Inversion of Seismic Data
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1 CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
1 CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 79, No 1 (2012), Pagination: 53-60Abstract
The existence of gas-hydrates in marine sediments increases the seismic velocity, whereas even a small amount of underlying free-gas reduces the velocity considerably. The change in velocities against the background (without gas-hydrates and free-gas) velocity can be used for identification and assessment of gas-hydrates. Traveltime inversion of identifiable reflections from large offset multi channel seismic (MCS) experiment is an effective method to derive the 2-D velocity structure in an area. We apply this method along a seismic line in the Kerala-Konkan (KK) offshore basin for delineating the gas-hydrates and free-gas bearing sediments across a bottom simulating reflector (BSR). The result reveals a four layer 2-D shallow velocity model with the topmost sedimentary layer having velocity of 1,680-1,740 m/s and thickness of 140-190 m. The velocity of the second layer of uniform thickness (110 m) varies from 1,890 to 1,950 m/s. The third layer, exhibiting higher velocity of 2,100-2,180 m/s, is interpreted as the gas-hydrates bearing sediment, the thickness of which is estimated as 100 to 150 m. The underlying sedimentary layer shows a reduction in seismic velocity between 1,620 to 1,720 m/s. This low-velocity layer with 160-200 m thickness may be due to the presence of free-gas below the gas-hydrates layer.Keywords
Gas-Hydrates, Free-Gas, Velocity, BSR, Traveltime Inversion.References
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- Geothermal Modeling for the Base of Gas Hydrate Stability Zone and Saturation of Gas Hydrate in the Krishna-Godavari Basin, Eastern Indian Margin
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1 CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
2 Natural Resources Canada, Pacific Geoscience Center, Geological Survey of Canada, 9860 W. Saanich Rd. Sidney, B.C. V8L 4B2, CA
1 CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
2 Natural Resources Canada, Pacific Geoscience Center, Geological Survey of Canada, 9860 W. Saanich Rd. Sidney, B.C. V8L 4B2, CA
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 79, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 199-209Abstract
The passive eastern Indian margin is rich in gas hydrates, as inferred from the wide-spread occurrences of bottom-simulating reflectors (BSRs) and recovery of gas hydrate samples from various sites in the Krishna Godavari (KG) and Mahanadi (MN) basins drilled by the Expedition 01 of the Indian National Gas Hydrate Program (NGHP). The BSRs are often interpreted to mark the thermally controlled base of gas hydrate stability zone (BGHSZ). Most of the BSRs exhibit moderate to typically higher amplitudes than those from other seismic reflectors. We estimate the average geothermal gradient of ∼400C/km and heat flow varying from 23 to 62 mW/m2in the study area utilizing the BSR's observed on seismic sections. Further we provide the BGHSZ where the BSR is not continuous or disturbed by local tectonics or hidden by sedimentation patterns parallel to the seafloor with a view to understand the nature of BSR.Since, gas hydrate bearing sediment has higher electrical resistivities than that of the host sediment, we estimate two levels of gas hydrates saturations up to 25% in the depth interval between 70 to 82, and less than 20% in the depth interval between 90 to 104 meter below the seafloor using the resistivity log data at site 15 of NGHP-01.
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Gas Hydrates, Bottom Simulating Reflectors, Geothermal Gradient, Resistivity Log, Saturation, KG Basin, Eastern Indian Margin.References
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- Gas-Hydrates in Krishna-Godavari and Mahanadi Basins: New Data
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Kalachand Sain
1,
Maheswar Ojha
1,
Nittala Satyavani
1,
G. A. Ramadass
2,
T. Ramprasad
3,
S. K. Das
4,
Harsh Gupta
1
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1 CSIR - National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
2 National Institute of Ocean Technology, Velachery-Tambaram Main Road, Chennai - 600 100, IN
3 CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004, IN
4 Ministry of Earth Sciences, Prithvi Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003, IN
1 CSIR - National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
2 National Institute of Ocean Technology, Velachery-Tambaram Main Road, Chennai - 600 100, IN
3 CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004, IN
4 Ministry of Earth Sciences, Prithvi Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 79, No 6 (2012), Pagination: 553-556Abstract
Gas-hydrates are crystalline substances consisting of mainly methane and water, and occur in shallow sediments of outer continental margins and permafrost regions. They are formed at high pressure and low temperature regime when supply of methane gas exceeds the solubility limit. Unlike natural gas, oil and minerals, gas-hydrates are not stable at standard temperature and pressure (STP). One volume of gas-hydrates, when dissociated, releases 164 volumes of methane at STP. Since methane is the lowest molecular weight hydrocarbon, use of gas-hydrates as fuel will cause less pollution to the environment. These have attracted the global attention due to their natural occurrences in abundance and huge energy potential. The methane locked as gas-hydrates is envisaged as 1-120 x 1015 m3 (Boswell and Collett, 2011). Only 15% recovery from this gigantic reserve may be sufficient to meet the global energy requirement for about 200 years (Makogon et al. 2007). Thus, gas-hydrates seem to be a viable major energy resource of future, and have been identified globally either by geophysical, geochemical and geological surveys or by drilling and coring (Boswell and Saeki, 2011; Ruppel, 2011; Sain and Gupta, 2012). Besides having the energy potential, the study of gas-hydrates is also important from natural hazards point of view related to seafloor subsidence, slumps and slides (Gupta and Sain, 2011).References
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- Causes and Consequences of Rishiganga Flash Flood, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Central Himalaya, India
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1 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun 248 001, IN
1 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun 248 001, IN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 11 (2021), Pagination: 1483-1487Abstract
On 7 February 2021 at 10:30 am, a huge amount of slurry material flooded the Rishiganga catchment, resulting in excessive flow along the valley. The main cause of this flood was the dislocation of a huge rock mass approximately 540 m wide and 720 m long from the main rock body, which slipped down towards the Raunthi Gadera valley floor, causing massive devastation in the areas such as Raini, Tapovan, and Vishnuprayag. This event was not expected and was the first event in history when a flash flood occurred in winter. In this study, we tried to answer two major questions which are not been explained so far that are related to this disaster. These questions are (i) why did this event occur in winters? (ii) where did so much debris and water come from?. This study clearly answers these questions based on field observationsKeywords
Flash Flood, Himalaya, Nanda Devi, Raunthi Gadera, Rishiganga.References
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1 CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, IN
2 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun 248 001, IN
1 CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, IN
2 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun 248 001, IN
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 12 (2022), Pagination: 1407-1414Abstract
Advanced computing facilities accelerate the research in highly computational seismic imaging techniques (full-waveform tomography (FWT) and migration) that play a vital role in hydrocarbon exploration. We have carried out a synthetic study to understand the practical intricacies of FWT for its successful application to field seismic data by choosing different strategies. The results show that the high-resolution features, which are missing from the conventional traveltime tomography, are well imaged by the FWT. Further, frequency overlapping is more suitable than discrete frequencies without overlapping for FWT in obtaining reasonable results from multiscale imaging.Keywords
Elastic And Acoustic Data, Frequency Domain, Hydrocarbon Exploration, Ocean-bottom Seismometer, Waveform TomographyReferences
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1 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 33 GMS Road, Dehradun 248 001, IN