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Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France; March 2008; v. 179; no. 2; p. 129-137; DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.2.129
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Thermal regime of the NW shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. Part A: Thermal and pressure fields

Laurent Husson1,2, Pierre Henry1 and Xavier Le Pichon1

1 Collège de France, Chaire de Géodynamique, Europôle de l’Arbois, 13545 Aix-en-Provence, France. henry{at}cdf.u-3mrs.fr (P. Henry); lepi-chon{at}cdf.u-3mrs.fr (X. Le Pichon)
2 Géosciences Rennes, UMR CNRS 6118, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes cedex, France. laurent.husson{at}univ-rennes1.fr (L. Husson)

The thermal field of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is analyzed from a comprehensive temperature-depth database of about 8500 bottom hole temperatures and reservoir temperatures. Our stochastic analysis reveals a widespread, systematic sharp thermal gradient increase between 2500 and 4000 m. The analysis of the pressure regime indicates a systematic correlation between the pressure and temperature fields.

Key Words: Gulf of Mexico • Geotherm • Pressure




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