HYDRATECH

Type Oceanographic cruise
Ship Le Suroît
Ship owner Ifremer
Dates 21/06/2002 - 20/07/2002
Chief scientist(s) NOUZE Hervé

GEO-OCEAN - UMR 6538

IFREMER - Technopôle Brest-Iroise

IUEM - Rue Dumont d'Urville

29280 Plouzané

https://www.geo-ocean.fr/
DOI 10.17600/2020060
Objective

The main objective of the Hydratech mission on the Norwegian margin was to provide a sedimentary image of part of the northern flank of the Storegga slide. The image obtained, in great part thanks to a high-definition 3D seismic survey, should highlight deformation within sediments, the various structures for escaping fluids, BSR distribution and possible links between these phenomena. The data will help understand the gas releasing mechanisms in play when gas hydrates are broken down in a continental slope subjected to heating and the related slope instability effects. In the framework of the European Hydratech project which aims to use geophysical methods to measure gas hydrates in sediments, these data will be combined with OBS measurements. They will supply a geometric model which the tomography and waveform inversion of OBS data will be based on. To supplement the high-resolution 3D seismic survey, 2D seismic profiles, Chirp sediment sounder profiles and a bathymetric survey were made. They should enable the 3D box observations to be replaced in the regional context.

Data managed by SISMER

Bibliography

Publications

Dupré StéphanieORCID, Foucher Jean-Paul, Pierre Catherine, Decker Carole, Westbrook Graham, Ker StephanORCID, Olu - Le Roy KarineORCID, Donval Jean-Pierre, Charlou Jean-Luc, Blanc-Valleron Marie-Madeleine, Nouze Herve (2023). Methane-flow system within the Nyegga pockmark field, offshore mid-Norway. Frontiers In Earth Science, 11, 1250619 (24p.). Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1250619 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00857/96866/


Hustoft S, Mienert Jurgen, Bunz S, Nouze Herve (2007). High-resolution 3D-seismic data indicate focussed fluid migration pathways above polygonal fault systems of the mid-Norwegian margin. Marine Geology, 245(1-4), 89-106. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2007.07.004 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4077/


Mienert Jurgen, Weaver Philip, Berne Serge, Dullo Wolf, Evans Dan, Freiwald André, Henriet Jean-Pierre, Joergensen B.B., Lericolais GillesORCID, Lykousis Vasilios, Parkes John, Trincardi Fabio, Westbrook Graham (2004). Overview of Recent, Ongoing, and Future Investigations on the Dynamics and Evolution of European Margins. Oceanography, 17(4), 16-33. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2004.01


Nouze Herve, Contrucci Isabelle, Foucher Jean-Paul, Marsset Bruno, Thomas Yannick, Thereau Estelle, Normand Alain, Le Drezen Eliane, Didailler Stephane, Regnault Jean-Pierre, Le Conte Sandie, Guidart Stéphanie, Lekens Win, Dean Simon, Throo Alexandre (2004). First results of a geophysical survey on the northern flank of the Storegga. slides (Norway). Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 336(13), 1181-1189. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crte.2004.06.005 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/511/


Thomas Yannick, Marsset Bruno, Didailler Stephane, Regnault Jean-Pierre, Le Conte Sandie, Le Roux Dominique, Farcy Patrick, Magueur Maurice, Viollette Pascal, Herveou Jacques, Guedes Jean-Charles, Jegot Bernard, Gascon Gilles, Prud'Homme Christian, Nouze Herve, Thereau Estelle, Contrucci Isabelle, Foucher Jean-Paul (2004). Sismique marine haute résolution 3D : un nouvel outil de reconnaissance à destination de la communauté scientifique. Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 336(6), 579-585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crte.2004.01.002


References of Technical Reports

Legaz Aurélie (2006). Typologie des sorties de fluides sur la pente de Storegga. Traitement et analyse de données du sondeur de sédiment « chirp » du N/0 Le Suroît. GM/LGG/RST/05/29.


Roux E., 2003. Analyse des données sismiques OBS 4C sur un secteur de pente continentale à hydrates de gaz. Rapport de stage IPG Ifremer. Brest. DRO/GM/03-30, 51p.

Nouze Herve, Contrucci Isabelle, Foucher Jean-Paul, Thomas Yannick, Marsset Bruno, Normand Alain, Didailler Stephane, Regnault Jean-Pierre, Le Conte Sandie, Thereau Estelle, Dean Simon, Guidard Stéphanie, Lekens Wim, Throo Alexandre (2002). Cruise report HYDRATECH 2002. High resolution 2D et 3D seismic survey in the Storegga area. Raooort Interne DROGM/LGG 2003-01.


(2002) HYDRATECH.


References of International Seminar Communications

H. Nouzé, J.P. Foucher, G.K. Westbrook, A. Legaz, 2006. Focused fluid flow on the Norwegian margin: what we know and what we don?t know yet. European Geosciences Union 1st general assembly, April 2006, Vienna. Abstract in, Geophysical Research abstracts.

Westbrook, G.K., Buenz, S., Camerlenghi, A., Carcione, J., Chand, S., Dean, S., Foucher, J-P., Flueh, E., Gei, D., Haacke, R., Klingelhoefer, F., Long, C., Madrussani, G., Mienert, J., Minshull, T.A., Nouze, H., Peacock, S., Rossi, G., Roux, E., Reston, T., Vanneste, M. and Zillmer, M. (2005) Measurement of P- and S-wave velocities, and the estimation of hydrate concentration at sites in the continental margin of Svalbard and the Storegga region of Norway. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Gas Hydrates, Trondheim, Norway, 13-15 June 2005. SINTEF. pp. 726-735.

Contrucci I., Nouzé H., Sultan N., Foucher J.P., 2004. Evidence of small scale slope instabilities on the northern flank of the Storegga slide. European Geosciences Union 1st general assembly, 25-30 April 2004, Nice. Abstract in, Geophysical Research abstracts, 6, 03649.

Nouzé H., Long C., Westbrook G., Roux E., Foucher J.P., Klingelhoefer F., 2004. Investigation of gas and gas hydrate related P-wave velocity variations with depth from OBS experiments on the northern flank of the Storegga slides. 32nd International Geological Congress, 20-28 August 2004, Florence, Italy. Abstract, .

Westbrook G.K., Long C., Peacock S., Haacke R., Reston T., Zillmer T., Flueh E., Foucher J.P., Nouzé H., Contrucci I., Marsset B., Klingelhoefer F., Best A., Priest J., Carmerlenghi A., Carcione J., Rossi G., Madrussani G., Gei D., Mienert J., Vanneste M., Buenz S., Hetland S., Habetinova E., Minshull E., Chand S., Dean S., Clayton C., 2004. Techniques for the quantification of methane hydrate in European continental margins (HYDRATECH). EUROCEAN 2004 European Conference Marine Science and Ocean Technology, 10-13 May, Galway. Abstract, 161-162.

Contrucci I., Thomas Y., Marsset B., Nouzé H., Foucher J.P., 2003. BSR occurences on the Storegga slope: results from the Hydratech cruise of N/O Le Suroit (june - july 2002). EGS - AGU - EUG Joint assembly, 6-11 april 2003, Nice. Abstract in, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 5, 10889.

Foucher J.P., Nouzé H., Normand A., Contrucci I., Marsset B., Thomas Y., Thereau E., 2003. Fluid escape structures on the Storegga slope: results from the hydratech cruise of N/O Le Suroit (june - july 2002). EGS - AGU - EUG Joint assembly, 6-11 april 2003, Nice. Abstract in, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 5, 11149.

Nouzé H., Hydratech 3D cruise scientific party, 2003. First results of a high resolution geophysical survey on the northern flank of the Storrega slides. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint assembly, 6-11 april 2003, Nice. Abstract in, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 5, 10783.

Nouzé H., Contrucci I., Thomas Y., Marsset B., Foucher J.P., 2003. High resolution seismic imaging of the Storegga slope: results of the HYDRATECH 3D survey (N/O Le Suroit, June-july 2002). Ocean Margin Research Conference, 15-17 septembre, Paris. Abstract, 188.

Nouzé H., HYDRATECH 3D scientific party, 2003. First results of a high resolution geophysical survey on the northern flank of the Storegga slides. 4th COSTA Workshop, 1-13 February 2003, Bologna. Abstract, 18.

Westbrook G. K. , and HYDRATECH consortium (Foucher J.P., Nouzé H.), 2002. Methane hydrate and gas in the continental margin of west Svalbard ; Preliminary results of the hydratech project. European Geophysical Society,21-26 april 2002, Nice.

References of Contracts reports (European Union, FAO, Convention, Collectivities...)

Rapport projet Européen Hydratech : EC Contract No: EVK3-CT-2000-00043

DEA or MASTER 2 using campaign data

Aurelie LEGAZ, IFREMER Brest DRO/GM/LGG. DESS : Typologie des sorties de fluides sur la pente de Storegga. Traitement et analyse de données du sondeur de sédiment « chirp » du N/O Le Suroît. Avril 2005 - sept. 2005

Estelle Roux, IFREMER Brest DRO/GM/LGG. DEA : Analyse de données sismiques OBS 4C sur un secteur de pente continentale à hydrates de gaz. Juin. 2003 - nov. 2003

Thesis using campaign data

Sandie Le Conte, IFREMER Brest TMSI/AS. Thèse : Comparaison de mesures de réflectivité à l?interface eau - sédiment à partir de données de sondeur mutltifaisceau, de sédiments, et de sismique haute résolution 3D. Date de Soutenance : 2004.

Isabelle Contrucci, IFREMER Brest DRO/GM/LGG. Post-doc : traitement et interprétation sismique 3D Haute Résolution sur la marge de Norvège, sept. 2002 - fév. 2004