• The Korean Journal of Petroleum Geology
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• v.9 no.1_2 s.10
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• pp.40-45
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• 2001

국내 대륙붕 제 6-1광구 고래 I지역에 대한 AVO분석 (OFFSET에 따른 진폭변화 연구: 주로 유체성분분석)을 수행하였다. 특히, 관심을 끌었던 고래 I지역의 다층에 대한 AVO 분석결과, 물을 함유한 층인, 다층에서는 가스를 함유한 저류층인 가층에 비해 가스를 함유할 가능성이 더 높게 나타났다. 하지만, 시추결과에 따르면 다층은 물로 채워진 층으로 판명되었다. 본 연구에서는, 가스를 함유하지 않은 다층이 더 뚜렷한 AVO 현상을 나타나게 된 원인을 분석 및 고찰하였다. 그 방법으로 다양한 AVO 분석 방법 (PxG stack, psedo-Poisson's ratio stack, Scaled-S-Wave reflectivity stack 분석 법 및 Cross Plot등)을 통해 가스층과 물을 함유한 층의 분류 가능성에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 그 결과, 일반적인 AVO 분석 방법에 의해서는 가스층과 물을 함유한층의 분류가 어려웠다. 따라서, AVO 분석시 나타나는 AVO 현상에 대한 심도있는 고찰을 위해서는 AVO 모델링 기법의 적용을 고려해 볼 수 있으며, 이를 통해 탐사 위험도를 낮출 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 또한 새로운 유망구조에 대한 상기 AVO 분석방법을 적용하여 유망구조의 가스함유 가능성에 대한 연구가 가능할 것으로 판단된다. 그 실례로, 고래 I지역에 대한 새로운 유망구조에서의 가스 함유가능성에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 연구 방법으로는 상기에서 언급한 다양한 AVO 분석 방법을 적용하였으며, 그 결과 유망구조에서의 가스 발견 가능성은 높은 것으로 사료된다. 따라서, 향후, 가스층 탐사시 (물론, 연구결과 얻어진 가능성에 대한 시추결과가 있어야 하겠지만)축적된 AVO 분석기법을 적용 시 석유탐사에서 위험률 제고에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.156-168
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• 2013

Drilling expedition #1 in 2007 and drilling expedition #2 in 2010 were performed for gas hydrate resources evaluation and optimal site selection of pilot test in Ulleung basin, East Sea, Korea. This study presents to build the 3D spatial distribution models using the estimated sedimentary facies, porosity, and gas hydrate saturation derived by well logs and core analysis data from UBGH1-4, UBGH1-9, UBGH1-10, UBGH1-14, UBGH2-2-1, UBGH2-2-2, UBGH2-6, UBGH2-9, UBGH2-10 and UBGH2-11. The objective of 3D spatial distribution modeling is to build a geological representation of the gas hydrate-bearing sediment that honors the heterogeneity in 3D grid scale. The facies modeling is populating sedimentary facies into a geological grid using sequential indicator simulation. The porosity and gas hydrate saturation modeling used sequential Gaussian simulation to populate properties stochastically into grid cells.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.397-406
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• 2012

During the 2nd Ulleung Basin Gas Hydrate Drilling Expedition (UBGH2) in 2010, gas-hydrate-bearing sediment cores were recovered at 10 drill sites. Base, on Infrared (IR) thermal image and grain-size analysis of the cores, three distinct types of gas hydrate are classified: Type I (fracture-filling in mud layers), Type II (disseminated in mud layers), and Type III (pore-filling in sand layers). Types I and II gas hydrates occur in mud as discrete veins, nodules or disseminated particles. Type III fills the pore spaces of the sand layers encased in mud layers. In this case, the sand content of hosting sediments shows a general linear relationship with gas hydrate saturation. The degrees of temperature anomalies (${\Delta}T$) from IR images generally increase with gas hydrate saturation regardless of gas hydrate occurrence types. Type I is dominantly found in the sites where seismic profiles delineate chimney structures, whereas Type II where the drill cores are composed almost of mud layers. Type III was mainly recovered from the sites where hemipelagic muds are frequently intercalated with turbidite sand layers. Our results indicate that gas hydrate occurrence is closely related to sedimentological characteristic of gas hydrate-bearing sediments, that is, grain size distribution.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.34 no.8
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• pp.1203-1211
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• 2010

In order to study geology and sediment characteristics in Danghang Bay area, surface geological survey, SBP (sub-bottom profiler) survey, and sediment analysis were conducted. Danghang Bay area has a closing coast surrounded by land, and surface layer are covered by mud and sandy mud. Sedimentary facies of the surface layer consists of Mm and Mms facies. A SBP seismic survey shows that gas bearing sediments might be spread throughout the sediment layers, so that it seems to be hard to find acoustic basement and gas seeps are easily found throughout the survey lines. The gas trapped in the sediments may be related to the high organic contents of the sediment, and the thick mud layer may restrain the gas from releasing.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.133-143
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• 2015

Gas hydrate is a solid substance composed of natural gas constrained in water molecules under low temperature and high pressure conditions. The existence of hydrates has been reported to be world-widely distributed, mainly at permafrost and deep ocean floor. Test productions of small amount of natural gas from the on-shore permafrost have been accomplished in U.S.A and Canada, but, world-first and the only production case from off-shore hydrate bearing sediments was in Nankai trough, Japan. In this study, we introduce key technologies in gas production from hydrates by analyzing the Japanese off-shore gas production project in Nankai trough in terms of depressurization- induced dissociation so as to utilize planned domestic gas production test in Ulleung basin.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.149-157
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• 2003

Deep sea core samples were taken in the southwestern part of the Ulleung Basin in order to characterize the properties of shallow gases in the sediment. Amount of shallow gases in the sediments were calculated by head space techniques, and chemical and isotopic compositions of hydrocarbon gases were analyzed. Geochemical analyses were carried out on the gas bearing sediments to find out relationship between natural gas contents and organic characteristics of the sediments. Seismic characteristics of shallow gases in the sediments were also examined in this study. The amount of the hydrocarbon gases in the sediments range from 0.01% to 11.25%. Calculation of volume of gas per volume of wet sediment varies from 0.1 to 82.0 ml HC/L wet sediment. Methane consists 98% of the total hydrocarbon gases except for two samples. Based on the methane content and isotopic composition$(\delta^{13}c)$: -94.31$\textperthousand$~-55.5$\textperthousand$), the hydrocarbon gases from the sediments are generated from bacterial activities of methanogenic microbes. Contents of hydrocarbon gases are variable from site to site. Volume of shallow gases in the sediments shows no apparent trends vs. either characteristics of organic matter or particle sizes of the sediments. Gas concentration is high in the area of seismic anomalies such as blanking zone or chimney structures in the section. Physicochemically the pore water and the formation water systems are saturated with gases in these areas. Concentration of hydrocarbon gases in the sediments in these area shows favorable condition for generation of gas hydrate, as far as the other conditions are satisfied.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.424-431
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• 2009

This study investigates the difference of sound velocity (compressional wave velocity) between gas hydrate-bearing sediments and nongas hydrate-bearing sediments in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea. We use a dataset measured from one site in the central part of the Ulleung Basin. Sound velocity for gas hydrate-bearing sediment shows the range from 1600 m/s to 2200 m/s. However, the value for nongas hydrate-bearing sediment is mostly around 1500 m/s, being less than 1400 m/s below 140 m subbottom depth. This trend is probably due to the presence of free gas below BSR (Bottom Simulating Reflector). Gas hydrate-bearing sediments show high value (maximum 150 Ohm-m) of resistivity. The physical properties between gas hydrate-bearing sediment and nongas hydrate-bearing sediment are characterized by the different patterns due to the presence of gas hydrate in comparison with those of marine unconsolidated sediments. Therefore, in order to investigate acoustic and physical properties for gas hydrate-bearing sediments, the study for the occurrence type and the amount of gas hydrates should be conducted simultaneously.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.871-872
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 석탄가스에 함유된 $H_2O/H_2S$ 농도변화에 따른 세가지 종류의 아연계 탈황제의 반응성능을 회분식 유동층반응기에서 분석하였다. 가스화에서 생성되는 가스의 조성은 모사가스를 이용하여 입구의 $H_2O$와 $H_2S$ 농도를 변화시켜 실험을 수행하였다. $H_2O$의 농도는 5%부터 30%까지 $H_2S$의 농도는 0.5%에서 2%로 변화시켜 탈황성능을 분석하였다. 실험 결과 $H_2O$의 농도가 증가할수록 탈황성능이 감소하였다. 입구의 $H_2S$ 농도가 증가할수록 탈황반응기 후단의 $H_2S$ 농도 역시 증가하였으나, 탈황성능은 최저 99.5%로 건식탈황제를 이용하여 99% 이상의 $H_2S$ 제거 성능을 보이는 것을 확인하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Petroleum Geology
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• v.10 no.1_2 s.11
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• pp.18-22
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• 2004

To identify and interpret the distribution and the characteristics of the gas hydrate layers in the Ulleung Basin, we have surveyed and gathered the multi-channel seismic data, Chirp sub-bottom profiler, SeaBeam and 12 m piston core samples since 1996. In previous works, high-resolution seismic profiles showed acoustic anomalies such as acoustic void, acoustic turbidity and pock mark which indicate the presence of gas-charged sediments. The patterns of horizontal degassing cracks originated from free methane expansion is the strong indicator of shallow gas-charged sediments in the core samples. The observation of submarine slides and slumps from destabilizing the sediments in the southern part of the Ulleung Basin may also point out that the gas had been released from gas hydrate dissociation during lowstand of sea level. The multi-channel seismic data show BSR, blanking and phase reversal. The gas hydrate layers above which large-scale shallow gases are distributed exist at the depth of about 200 m from the sea-floor with water depth of 2,100 m. From the interpretation of seismic sections in the southern Ulleung Basin, gas hydrate layers occur in the Pleistocene-Holocene sediments. These gas-charged sediments, acoustic anomalies and BSR may be all related to the existence of gas hydrate layers in the study area.

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.213-216
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• 2003

1990년대에 들어와서 미국을 비롯한 석탄자원 부국들은 석탄층메탄가스자원을 에너지로 이용하는데 성공하였으며 현재 그 생산과 이용규모를 빠르게 확대해 나가고 있다. 우리나라의 경우 약 15억 톤의 무연탄자원이 확인되지만 수요처 상실로 1980년대 후반부터 석탄합리화 과정을 통해 석탄생산량은 2700만 톤/년에서 400만 톤/년 이하로 급감 했으며 가행탄광 수도 350여 개에서 10개로 감소됐다. 이러한 추세로 보면 국내무연탄자원은 사실상 사장 화 될 처지에 놓이게 된 것이다. (중략)