Jamshid ‘Jim’ Gharib Ph.D

Gharib, J. J. 2009. Offshore Seep Hunting – Modern Technology Catches Up with an Old Science. Drilling and Exploration World, 18, 26-32.

Tanaka, A. 2009. Data report: heat flow associated with Challenger Mound, IODP Expedition 307. In Ferdelman, T.G., Kano, A., Williams, T., Henriet, J.-P., and the Expedition 307 Scientists, Proc. IODP, 307: Washington, DC (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.). doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.307.203.2009

Titschack, J., Thierens, M., Dorschel, B., Schulbert, C., Freiwald, A., Kano, A., Takashima, C., Kawagoe, N., Li, X. and the IODP Expedition 307 scientific party. 2009. Carbonate Budget of a cold-water coral mound (Challenger Mound, IODP Exp. 307). Marine Geology, 259, 36-46.

McConnell, D. R., Gharib, J. J., Orange, D. L., Henderson, J. F., Danque, H. W. A., and Digby, A. J. 2008. Seep-Hunting in Deepwater for Frontier Basin Prospectivity Assessment. World Oil Magazine, 229, 111-117.

Gharib, J., McConnell, D., Digby, A., Henderson, J., Danque, H., and Orange, D. 2008. Improved Assessment of Chemosynthetic Community Presence in Areas of Potential Deepwater Oil and Gas Development by Modification of Routine Sampling Methods. Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 19461.

Louwye, S., Foubert, A., Mertens, K., Van Rooij, D., and the IODP Expedition 307 Scientific Party, 2008. Integrated stratigraphy and palaeoecology of the lower and middle Miocene of Porcupine Basin. Geol. Mag., 145(3), 321–344.

Gharib, J., Fryer, P., Mottl, M., Ross, K., and McConnell, D. 2007. Petrology, Pressures, and Temperatures Along the Mariana Sub-Forearc Slab-Mantle Interface. AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 88.

McConnell, D., Gharib, J., Orange, D., Henderson, J,. Danque, H., and Digby, A. 2007. The Importance of Chemosynthetic Communities and ‘Seep-Hunting’ to Deepwater Oil and Gas Exploration. AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 88.

Kano A., Ferdelman, T., Williams, T., and IODP Expedition 307 Scientists. 2007. Age constraints on the origin and growth history of a deep-water coral mound in the northeast Atlantic drilled during Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 307. Geology; 35(11); p. 1051-1054; DOI: 10.1130/G23917A.1

Fryer P, Gharib J, Ross K, Savov I, Mottl MJ. 2006. Variability in serpentinite mudflow mechanisms and sources: ODP drilling results on Mariana forearc seamounts. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 7(8): Q08014.

Ferdelman, T.G., Kano, A., Williams, T., Henriet, J.-P., and Expedition 307 Scientists. 2006. Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, Volume 307. Proc. IODP, 307: Washington, DC (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.). doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.307.2006

Gharib, J. J. 2006. Clastic Metabasites and Authigenic Minerals within Serpentinite Protrusions from the Mariana Forearc: Implications for Sub-Forearc Subduction Processes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hawaii.

Ferdelman, T.G., Kano, A., Williams, T., and the IODP Expedition 307 Scientists. 2006. IODP Expedition 307 Drills Cold-Water Coral Mound Along the Irish Continental Margin. Sci. Drill., 2:11–16. doi:10.2204/iodp.sd.2.02.2006

Williams, T., et al. 2006. Cold-Water Coral Mounds Revealed. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 87, 525-536.

Fryer, P., Gharib, J. J., Ross, D. K., Savov, I., and Mottl, M. J. 2006. Variability in serpentinite mudflow mechanisms and sources: ODP drilling results on Mariana forearc seamounts. Geochem. Geophys. Geosystems, 7, Q08014, doi:10.1029/2005GC001201.

Gharib, J., 2005. Blueschist Facies Metabasites in an Active Subduction Zone: Implications for Compositions, Pressures, and Temperatures along the Subducting Slab. Tester Symposium Proceedings, University of Hawaii.

Huvenne, V.A.I., Cragg, B.A., and the Expedition 307 Shipboard Scientific Party, 2005. Drilling recent deep-water coral banks: Expedition 307, Porcupine Basin carbonate mounds. IODP UK Newsl., 31.

Henriet, J.-P., Ferdelman, T., Kano, A., Williams, T., and the Expedition 307 Scientists, 2005. Atlantic carbonate mound drilling: challenges ahead. ECORD Newsl., 5:10–11.

De Mol, B., Ferdelman, T.G., Kano, A., Williams, T., Abe, K., Andres, M.S., Bjaerger, M., Browningl, E.L., Cragg, B.A., Dorschel, B., Foubert, A., Frank, T.D., Fuwa, Y., Gharib, J.J., Gregg, J.M., Huvenne, V.A.I., Léonide, P., Li, X., Mangelsdorf, K., Monteys, X., Novosel, I., Sakai, S., Samarkin, V., Sasaki, K., Spivack, A.J., Takashima, C., Tanaka, A., Titschack, J. and Henriet, J.P., 2005. IODP Expedition 307 unravelled the deep secrets of the cold-water coral banks in the Porcupine Seabight; 3rd International Symposium on Deep-water corals, November-December, Miami, Abstr. Vol.

Ferdelman, T.G., Kano, A., Williams, T., Abe, K., Andres, M.S., Bjaerger, M., Browningl, E.L., Cragg, B.A., De Mol, B., Dorschel, B., Foubert, A., Frank, T.D., Fuwa, Y., Gharib, J.J., Gregg, J.M., V.A.I. Huvenne, Léonide, P., Li, X., Mangelsdorf, K., Monteys, X., Novosel, I., Sakai, S., Samarkin, V., Sasaki, K., Spivack, A.J., Takashima, C., Tanaka, A., Titschack, J. and Henriet, J.P., 2005. First Results from IODP Expedition 307 Porcupine carbonate mound drilling: Geological and biogeochemical setting of the Challenger Carbonate Mound; System Earth Biosphere Coupling Conference, September, Erlangen, Abstr. Vol.

Tanaka, A., Gaillot, P., Ferdelman, T.G., Kano1, A., Williams, T., Abe, K., Andres, M.S., Bjaerger, M., Browning, E.L., Cragg, B.A., De Mol, B., Dorschel, B., Foubert, A., Frank, T.D., Fuwa, Y., Gharib, J.J., Gregg, J.M., Huvenne, V.A.I., Léonide, P., Li, X., Mangelsdorf, K., Monteys, X., Novosel, I., Sakai, S., Samarkin, V., Sasaki, K., Spivack, A.J., Takashima, C., Titschack, J. and Henriet, J.P., 2005. Preliminary Results from IODP Expedition 307 Porcupine Carbonate Mound Drilling: Geophysical View of the Challenger Carbonate Mound; International Workshop on Core–Log–Seismic Integration, 2005 JAMSTEC, October, Tokyo, Abstr. Vol.

Gharib, J. J., F. J. Sansone, J. A. Resing, E. T. Baker, J. E. Lupton, G. J. Massoth. 2005. Methane Dynamics in Hydrothermal Plumes over a Superfast Spreading Center: East Pacific Rise, 27.5-32.3°S. J. Geophys. Res., 110, 10.1029/2004JB003531.

Mottl, M., Wheat, C. G., Fryer, P., Gharib, J. J., and Martins, C. 2004. Chemistry of springs across the Mariana forearc shows progressive devolatilization of the subducting slab. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68, 4915–4933.

Hey, R. N., E. T. Baker, D. W. Bohnenstiehl, G. J. Massoth, M. Kleinrock, F. Martinez, D. F. Naar, D. Pardee, J. E. Lupton, R. A. Feely, J. J. Gharib, J. A. Resing, C. Rodrigo, F. J. Sansone, S. L. Walker. 2004. Tectonic and Volcanic Segmentation and Controls on Hydrothermal Venting along Earth’s Fastest Active Seafloor Spreading System, EPR 27°-32°S. Geochem. Geophys. Geosys., 5.

Gharib, J., Fryer, P., Ross, K., and Mottl, M. 2003. Variability in Mineralogy of Mariana Serpentinite Mud Volcanoes: Source Compositions and Relationships to Fluid Release From the Subducted Slab. AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 84.

Fryer, P., Becker, N., Wheat, C. G., Hulme, S., Fryer, G., Gharib, J., Mottl, M. 2003. Complexities of Eruptive Processes at Mariana Forearc Serpentinite Mud Volcanoes and Implications for Serpentinite Mélange Development. AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 84.

Mottl, M., Wheat, C. G., Fryer, P., Gharib, J., Hulme, S. 2003. Chemistry of Springs Across the Mariana Forearc Shows Progressive Devolatilization of the Subducting Pacific Plate. AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 84.

Gharib, J., Fryer, P., and Ross, K. 2002. Lithological and Mineralogical Analysis of Serpentine Mud Samples From the Mariana Forearc. AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 83

Baker, E.T., R.N. Hey, J.E. Lupton, J.A. Resing, R.A. Feely, J.J. Gharib, G.J. Massoth, F.J. Sansone, M. Kleinrock, F. Martinez, D.F. Naar, C. Rodrigo, D. Bohnenstiehl, and D. Pardee. 2002. Hydrothermal venting along Earth’s fastest spreading center: East Pacific Rise, 27.5°-32.3°S. Hydrothermal venting along Earth’s fastest spreading center: East Pacific Rise, 27.5°-32.3°S. J. Geophys. Res., 107, 10.1029/2001JB000651.

Gharib, J. J. 2000. Methane in Hydrothermal Plumes along the East Pacific Rise, 28-32S. Master’s Thesis, University of Hawaii.

Sansone, F., Gharib, J., and Popp, B. 2000. Methane Stable Isotopic Ratios as Indicators of Biogenic Methane Cycling in Hydrothermal Systems. 5th RIDGE Theoretical Institute, the Subsurface Biosphere at Mid-Ocean Ridges. Big Sky, Montana.

Gharib, J., Sansone, F., Resing, J., Massoth, G., Maenner, S. 1998. Methane and Methane/Manganese Ratios in Hydrothermal Plumes Along the East Pacific Rise, 28-32S. (Invited) AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 79

Vink, S., Measures, C., Gharib, J. 1998. Variations of Dissolved Al and Fe in the South Atlantic During the 1996 IOC Baseline Cruise. AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 79

Wheat, C. G., Mottl, M., Fryer, P., Gharib, J., Baker, P., Martin, J., Kastner, M. 1997. Slab-derived fluids in the Mariana Forearc. AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 78.

Gharib, J. and Resing, J. 1996. Dissolved Concentrations of Co, Ni, and Al, in Water Column Samples Taken During Loihi Seamount’s Seismic Event. (Invited) AGU Fall Meeting Suppl. to Eos, Trans., AGU 77.

(as Shipboard Scientific Party) various IODP Expedition 307 Porcupine Basin co-authored abstracts and newsletters

(as Loihi Rapid Response Team) various Loihi Volcano co-authored abstracts

Ana García-García, Ph.D

García-García, A., Schoolmeester, T., Orange, D., Calafat, A., Fabres, J., Grossman, E., Field, M., Lorenson, T., Levey, M., Sansoucy, M. (in press) Recent Processes in the Cap de Creus canyon head and continental shelf, NE Spain: evidence from Multibeam Bathymetry, Sub-bottom Profiles and Coring. IAS Special Publication Shelf Sedimentology book.

García-García, A., Orange, D., Lorenson, T., Radakovitch, O., Tesi, T., Miserocchi, S., Berne, S., Friend, P.L., Nittrouer, C. (2008) Reply to Comments by Mastalerz, V. on “Shallow Gas Studies off the Rhône prodelta, Gulf of Lions”. Marine Geology, 248, 118-121.

García-García, A., Orange, D., Miserocchi, S., Correggiari, A., Langone, L., Lorenson, T., Trincardi, F. Nittrouer, C. (2007). What controls the distribution of the shallow gas in the Western Adriatic Sea? Continental Shelf research 27, 359-374.

García-García, A., Tesi, T., Orange, D., Lorenson, T., Miserocchi, S., Langone, L., Herbert, I., Dougherty, J. (2007) Understanding shallow gas occurrences in the Gulf of Lions. Geo-Marine Letters 27, 143-154.

Lastras, G., Canals, M., Urgeles, R., Amblas, D., Ivanov, M. Droz, L., Dennielou, B., Fabrés, J., Schoolmeester, T., Akhmetzhanov, A., Orange, D., García-García, A. (2007) A walk down the Cap de Creus canyon, northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Recent processes inferred from morphology and sediment bedforms. Marine Geology, 246, 176-192.

García-García, A., Orange, D., Lorenson, T., Radakovitch, O., Tesi, T., Miserocchi, S., Berne, S., Friend, P.L., Nittrouer, C. (2006) Shallow Gas Studies off the Rhône prodelta, Gulf of Lions. Marine Geology 234, 215-231.

García-García, A., García-Gil, S., Vilas, F. (2005) Quaternary Evolution of the Ría de Vigo, Spain. Marine Geology, 220: 153-179.

Orange, D., García-García, A., Lorenson, T., Nittrouer, C., Milligan, T., Miserocchi, S., Langone, L., Correggiari, A., Trincardi, F. (2005) Shallow gas and flood deposition on the Po Delta. Marine Geology, 222-223: 159-177.

Orange, D., García-García, A., McConnell, D., Lorenson, T., Fortier, G., Trincardi, F., Can, E. (2005) High-resolution surveys for geohazards and shallow gas: NW Adriatic (Italy) and Iskenderun Bay (Turkey). Marine Geophysical Researches, 26 (2-4): 247-266.

García-García, A., García-Gil, S., Vilas, F. (2004) Echo characters and recent sedimentary processes as indicated by high-resolution sub-bottom profiling in Ría de Vigo (NW Spain). Geo-Marine Letters, 24: 32-45.

García-García, A., Orange, D., Maher, N., Heffernan, A., Fortier, G. Malone, A. (2004) Geophysical evidence for gas geohazards off Iskenderun Bay, SE Turkey. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 21: 1255-1264.

García-García, A., García-Gil, S., Vilas, F. (2003) Monitoring the Spanish gas fields in the Ria de Vigo (1991-2001). Geo-Marine Letters, 23 (3/4): 200-206.

García-Gil, S., Vilas, F., García-García, A. (2002) Shallow Gas Features in incised-valley fills (Ría de Vigo, NW Spain): a case study. In: Judd, A. and Curzi, P. (Eds.) Shallow Gas Studies. Spec. Is. Continental Shelf Research, 22: 2303-2315.

García-García, A., Vilas, F., García-Gil, S. (1999) A Seeping seafloor in a Ría Environment: Ría de Vigo (NW Spain). Environmental Geology, 38 (4): 296-300.

Daniel R. McConnell

McConnell, D. R., and Z. Zhang, 2010, Seismic Responses for Gas Hydrate in Deepwater Marine Settings: what can we add from recent scientific drilling?, Proceedings AAPG Annual Meeting, April 12-15, New Orleans, LA

McConnell, D. R., T. S. Collett, R. Boswell, M .C. Frye, W.W. Shedd, R. Dufrene,  P. Godfriaux, S. Mrozewski, G. Guerin, A. Cook, and E. Jones, 2010, Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Initial Results from the Green Canyon 955 Site, Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 2010,  OTC 20801

Boswell, R., T. Collett, D.  McConnell, M. Frye, W. Shedd, S. Mrozewski, G. Guerin, A. Cook, D. Shelander, J. Dai, P. Godfriaux, R. Dufrene, E. Jones, and R. Roy, 2010, Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Overview of Leg II LWD Results, Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 2010,  OTC 20560

Collett, T.,  R. Boswell, M. Frye, W. Shedd, P. Godfriaux, R. Dufrene, D.  McConnell, S. Mrozewski, G. Guerin, A. Cook, E. Jones and Rana Roy, 2010, Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Logging-While-Drilling Operations and Challenges, Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 2010,  OTC 20452

Frye, M., W. Shedd, P. Godfriaux, R. Dufrene, T. Collett, M. Lee,  R. Boswell, E. Jones, D.  McConnell, S. Mrozewski, G. Guerin, A. Cook, 2010, Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Results from the Alaminos Canyon 21 Site, Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 2010,  OTC 20552

Monsalve, B. I., D. R.  McConnell, J. Worthen, and L. A. Landry, 2010, Strategies to Incorporate Pre-Development High-Resolution AUV Surveys Acquired for Archeological Requirements into the Project Lifecycle and Workflow, Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 2010,  OTC 20958

Shedd,W., M. Frye, P. Godfriaux, R. Dufrene, D.  McConnell, R. Boswell, T. Collett, S. Mrozewski, G. Guerin, A. Cook, D. Shelander, and J. Dai, 2010, Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Results from the Walker Ridge 313 Site, Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 2010,  OTC 20806

Shelander, D., J. Dai, G. Bunge, D. McConnell, and N. Banik, 2010, Predicting Gas Hydrates Using Pre-stack Seismic Data in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, AAPG Geoscience Technology Workshop, March 16, 2010

Shipp, R. C. and D. R. McConnell, 2010, Gas Hydrate as a Drilling Hazard in Deepwater Settings, Proceedings AAPG Annual Meeting, April 12-15, New Orleans, LA

Zhang, Z., and D.  McConnell,  2010, Backscatter Characterization of Seep-Associated Seafloor Features in the Vicinity of Bush Hill, Northwest Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 2010,  OTC 20662

Zhang, Z., and D.  McConnell,  2010, Seismic Modeling Analysis and Characterization of a Gas Hydrate and Free Gas Mixed System in Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 2010,  OTC 20659

McConnell, D., R. Boswell, T. Collett, M. Frye, W. Shedd, G. Guerin, A. Cook, S. Mrozewski, R. Dufrene, and P. Godfriaux, 2009,  Proceedings of the Drilling  and Scientific Results of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Green Canyon 955 Site Summary: http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2009Reports/GC955SiteSum.pdf

McConnell, D., R. Boswell, T. Collett, M. Frye, W. Shedd, G. Guerin, A. Cook, S. Mrozewski, R. Dufrene, and P. Godfriaux, 2009,  Proceedings of the Drilling and Scientific Results of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Walker Ridge 313 Site Summary: http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2009Reports/WR313SiteSum.pdf

Boswell, R., T. Collett, M. Frye, D. McConnell, W. Shedd, R. Dufrene, P. Godfriaux, S. Mrozewski, G. Guerin, and A. Cook, 2009: Proceedings of the Drilling and Scientific Results of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Technical summary: http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2009Reports/TechSum.pdf

Collett, T., R. Boswell, M.  Frye, W. Shedd, R. Dufrene, P. Godfriaux, D. McConnell, S. Mrozewski, G. Guerin, A. Cook, E. Jones, and R. Roy, 2009: Initial Reports- Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Operational summary: http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2009Reports/OpSum.pdf

Frye, M., W. Shedd, P. Godfriaux, T. Collett, M. Lee, R. Boswell, R. Dufrene, and McConnell, D., 2009, Proceedings of the Drilling and Scientific Results of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Alaminos Canyon 21 Site Summary: http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2009Reports/AC21SiteSum.pdf

Hutchinson, D., R. Boswell, T. Collett, J. Dai, B. Dugan, M, Frye, E. Jones, D. McConnell, K. Rose, C. Ruppel, W. Shedd, D. Shelander, and W. Wood, 2009,  Proceedings of the Drilling and Scientific Results of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Walker Ridge 313 Site Selection:http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2009Reports/WR313SiteSelect.pdf

Hutchinson, D., R. Boswell, T. Collett, J. Dai, B. Dugan, M, Frye, E. Jones, D. McConnell, K. Rose, C. Ruppel, W. Shedd, D. Shelander, and W. Wood, 2009,  Proceedings of the Drilling and Scientific Results of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Green Canyon 955 Site Selection:http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2009Reports/GC955SiteSelect.pdf

Shedd, W., Hutchinson, D., R. Boswell, T. Collett, J. Dai, B. Dugan, M, Frye, E. Jones, D. McConnell, K. Rose, C. Ruppel, D. Shelander, and W. Wood, 2009,  Proceedings of the Drilling and Scientific Results of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: East Breaks 992 and Alaminos Canyon 21 Site Selection:http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2009Reports/AC21SiteSelect.pdf

Hutchinson, D., R. Boswell, T. Collett, J. Dai, B. Dugan, M, Frye, E. Jones, D. McConnell, K. Rose, C. Ruppel, W. Shedd, D. Shelander, and W. Wood, 2009,  Proceedings of the Drilling and Scientific Results of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II: Green Canyon 781 Site Selection:http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2009Reports/GC781SiteSelect.pdf

McConnell, D. R., J. Gharib, D. L. Orange, J. Henderson, H. Danque, and A. Digby, 2008 Seep-Hunting in Deepwater for Frontier Basin Prospectivity Assessment, World Oil May 2008

Hutchinson, D.R., Shelander, D., Dai, J., McConnell, D., Shedd, W., Frye, M, Ruppel, C., Boswell, R., Jones, E., Collett, T., Rose, K., Dugan, B., Wood, W., and Latham, T., 2008. Site Selection for DOE/JIP Gas Hydrate Drilling in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Sixth International Conference on Gas Hydrates, Vancouver, BC., 7-10 July, 2008. https://circle.ubc.ca//handle/2429/1165.

Jones, E., T. Latham, D. McConnell, M. Frye, J. Hunt Jr., W. Shedd, D. Shelander, R. Boswell, K. Rose, C. Ruppel, D. Hutchinson, T. Collett, B. Dugan, and W. Wood, 2008, Scientific Objectives of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate JIP Leg II Drilling, Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas 5‑8 May 2008, OTC 19501.

Gharib, J., D. McConnell, A. Digby, J. Henderson, and H. Danque, and D. Orange, 2008, Improved Assessment of Chemosynthetic Community Presence in Areas of Potential Deepwater Oil and Gas Development by Modification of Routine Sampling Methods. Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas 5‑8 May 2008, OTC 19461.

McConnell, D., and Zhang, Z., 2005. Using acoustic inversion to image buried gas hydrate distribution: FITI newsletter, Fall, 2005, p. 3-5, http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/Newsletter/HMNewsFall05_HighRez.pdf#page=3

Orange, D., García-García, A., McConnell, D., Lorenson, T., Fortier, G., Trincardi, F., Can, E., 2005, High resolution surveys for geohazard and shallow gas: NW Adriatic (Italy) and Iskenderun Bay (Turkey). Special Publication of Marine Geophysical Researches (MAR); Subsurface imaging and sediment characterization in shallow water environments, v. 26, Issue 2 – 4, p. 247 – 266.

S. Williamson, D.R. McConnell, and R.J. Bruce., 2005, Drilling Observations of Possible Hydrate-Related Annular Flow in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico and Implications on Well Planning, Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 2-5 May 2005, OTC 17279

McConnell, D. R., B. Kendall, and Z. Zhang, 2004, Using Seismic Inversion Methods to Characterize the Extents of Gas Hydrate Traps in Northwest Walker Ridge—Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Proceedings of the AAPG Hedberg Research Conference: Natural Gas Hydrates: Energy Resource Potential and Associated Geologic Hazards, Vancouver, B.C., September 12-16, 2004.

McConnell, D. R., 2004, New tools for geohazards-combining reservoir evaluation tools and seismic geomorphology to improve the interpretation of the shallow section: Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 3-6 May 2004, OTC 16730

McConnell, D. R., and B. A. Kendall, 2003, Images of the base of gas hydrate stability in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Examples of gas hydrate traps in Northwest Walker Ridge and implications for successful well planning: The Leading Edge, v. 22, no. 4 (April), p. 361.

McConnell, D. R., and B. A. Kendall, 2002, Images of the base of gas hydrate stability, northwest Walker Ridge, Gulf of Mexico: Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 6-9 May 2002, OTC 14103

McConnell, D. R., 2000, Optimizing deepwater well locations to reduce the risk of shallow-water-flow using high‑resolution 2D and 3D seismic data: Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas 1‑4 May 2000, OTC 11973.

McConnell, D., and K. J. Campbell, 1999, Interpretation and identification of potential shallow water flow from seismic data: Conference Proceedings, 1999 International Forum on Shallow Water Flows, 6‑8 October 1999, League City, Texas

Bain, J., S. Mulcahy, L. Terlikoski, and D. McConnell, (in press), Complex salt features in a difficult-to-image gas-charged region delineated through integrated geophysical modeling- Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Brenda I. Monsalve

Monsalve, B.I., McConnell, D.R., Worthen, J., and Landry, L. 2010, Strategies to Incorporate Pre-Development High-Resolution AUV Surveys Acquired for Archeological Requirements into the Project Lifecycle and Workflow.  Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, TX, OTC 20958

Arnold S. Orange

Reddig, R., Orange, A., and Cartabia, G., 1999, Marine magnetotelluric data acquisition and processing:  61st Meeting. European Association of Geosciences. Eng., Session:  4005.

Constable, S. and Orange, A., 1999, Magnetotelluric techniques for offshore exploration:  61st Mtg. Eur. Assoc. Geosciences. Eng., Session:  4003.

Constable, S. C., Orange, A. S., Hoversten, G. M., and Morrison, H. F., 1998, Marine magnetotellurics for petroleum exploration Part I: A sea-floor equipment system:  Geophysics, Society of Exploration Geophysics, Abstracts, 63, 816-825.

Constable, S. , Orange, A. , Hoversten, G. M., and Morrison, H. F., 1996, Marine magnetotellurics for sub-salt exploration 2.  A marine equipment system:  66th Ann. International Meeting of Society of Exploration Geophysics, 218-221.

Cooper, N., Swift, R., Ember, R., Orange, A., and Buchanan, J., 1995, The integration of MT and seismic exploration in NW Pakistan:  57th Meeting European Association of Exploration Geophysics, Extended Abstracts, 95, Session:  A045.

Burgett, W. A., Orange, A., and Sigal, R. F., 1992, Integration of MT, seismic, gravity, and magnetic data for reconnaissance of the Colombian Amazon:  54th Meeting European Association of Exploration Geophysics, Abstracts, 92, 428-429.

Passalacqua, H., Orange, A. S., Marquez, C., Copley, J., and Furgerson, R. B., 1991, Experimental electromagnetic prospecting for hydrocarbon exploration in the Venezuelan mountain fronts*:  53rd Meeting European Association of Exploration Geophysics, Abstracts, 91, 394 (* Not presented).

Park, S. K., Orange, A. S., and Madden, T. R., 1986, Effects of three-dimensional structure on magnetotelluric sounding curves, Vozoff, K., Ed., Magnetotelluric methods:  Society of Exploration Geophysics, 400-403 (* Reprinted from Geophysics, 48, 1402-1405).

Berkman, E., and Orange, A., 1985, Interesting aspects of magnetotelluric data in northwestern Montana:  55th Annual International Meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysics, Expanded Abstracts, 85, Session:  MT.6.

Berkman, E., Orange, A., and Smith, R. D., 1983, Seismic and magnetotellurics combined:  A case history of the south Clay Basin prospect:  53rd Annual International Meeting, Society of Exploration of Geophysics, Expanded Abstracts, 83, Session:  ELEC.4.

Park, S. K., Orange, A. S., and Madden, T. R., 1983, Effects of three-dimensional conductive surface structures on magnetotelluric sounding curves:  53rd Annual International Meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysics, Expanded Abstracts, 83, Session:  MT.6.

Park, S. K., Orange, A. S., and Madden, T. R., 1983, Effects of three-dimensional structure on magnetotelluric sounding curves (short note) *:  Geophysics, 48, 1402-1405 (* Errata in GEO-49-6-0847).

Fry, R. C., Berkman, E., and Orange, A., 1982, High-resolution seismic: A practical approach to coal exploration:  52nd Annual Internat. Meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysics, Expanded Abstracts, 82, Session:  C1.7.

Berkman, E., Orange, A. S., and Wach, P. H., 1981, An integrated approach to exploration of volcanic covered prospects – A case history, 51st Annual International Meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysics, Reprints, 81, Session:  P2.6.

Berkman, E., Goss, R. D., Orange, A. S., and Smith, R. D., 1981, Adaptive magnetotelluric exploration utilizing in-field processing – A case history, 51st Annual International Meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysics, Reprints, 81, Session:  P3.7.

Zijian Zhang

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Zhang, Z., and D. McConnell, 2010, Backscatter Characterization of Seep-Associated Seafloor Features in the Vicinity of Bush Hill, Northwest Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico: Proceedings, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston. TX, OTC 20662.

McConnell, D., and Z. Zhang, 2010, Seismic responses for gas hydrate in deepwater marine settings: 2010 AAPG Annual Meeting.

Zhang, Z. 2008, A rock physics model for nodular gas hydrate in clay-prone sediments in the shallow section: 2008 SEG Annual Meeting.

Zhang, Z., and G. A. McMechan, 2006, Elastic inversion for distribution of gas hydrate, with emphasis on structural controls: Journal of Seismic Exploration, 14, 349–370.

McConnell, D., Z. Zhang, and B. Kendall, 2005, Using Seismic Inversion Methods to Characterize the Extents of Gas Hydrate Traps in Northwest Walker Ridge—Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Poster  2005 AAPG Annual Meeting

McConnell, D., B. Kendall, and Z. Zhang, 2004, Inversion of Gas Hydrate Traps in Northwest Walker Ridge, GoM, Proceedings Hedberg Conference, Vancouver