Thermal regime of the NW shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. 1) Thermal and pressure fields

Laurent Husson (1, 2) , Pierre Henry (3) , Xavier Le Pichon (4)

1 GR - Géosciences Rennes
2 CdF (institution) - Collège de France
3 CEREGE - Centre européen de recherche et d'enseignement des géosciences de l'environnement
4 Collège de France - Chaire Géodynamique

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.

Keywords: Gulf of Mexico; geotherm; pressure

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Other

Laurent Husson, Pierre Henry, Xavier Le Pichon. Thermal regime of the NW shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. 1) Thermal and pressure fields. bulletin de la societe geologique, 2008, 179 (2), pp.129-137. ⟨insu-00279845⟩