Overview of US Minerals Management Service Activities in Deepwater Research

The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) is responsible for safe and environmentally sound management of offshore oil and gas resources. In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in both activities and plans for deepwater development of these resources in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). As the industry meets the enormous technical challenges involved, there is a concomitant effort to assure environmental protection of deep-ocean and coastal resources. This paper will outline the research planning and program currently underway to assess impacts, identify potential problems, and discover more about unknown resources of the deep ocean.     

Three-dimensional Q structure in Jiashi earthquake region of Xinjiang

3-D S-waveQ structure in Jiashi earthquake region is inverted based on the attenuation of seismic waves recorded from earthquakes in this region in 1998 by the Research Center of Exploration Geophysics (RCEG), CSB, and a rough configuration of deep crustal faults in the earthquake region is presented. First, amplitude spectra of S-waves are extracted from 450 carefully-chosen earthquake records, called observed amplitude spectra. Then, after instrumental and site effect correction, theoretical amplitude spectra are made to fit observed amplitude spectra with nonlinear damped least-squares method to get the observed travel time overQ, provided that earthquake sources conform to Brune’s disk dislocation model. Finally, by 3-D ray tracing method, theoretical travel time overQ is made to fit observed travel time overQ with nonlinear damped least-squares method. In the course of fitting, the velocity model, which is obtained by 3-D travel time tomography, remains unchanged, while onlyQ model is modified. When fitting came to the given accuracy, the ultimateQ model is obtained. The result shows that an NE-trending lowQ zone exists at the depths of 10–18 km, and an NW-trending lowQ zone exists at the depths of 12–18 km. These roughly coincide with the NE-trending and the NW-trending low velocity zones revealed by other scientists. The difference is that the lowQ zones have a wider range than the low velocity zones. Foundation item: Joint Seismological Science Foundation of China (957-07-414) and State Key Basic Research Development and Programming Project (95-13-02-02). Contribution No. RCEG200105, Research Center of Exploration Geophysics, China Seismological Bureau.     

关于当代地球科学发展趋势的点滴认识

面对资源、环境、人口、地质灾害等人类的生产、生活乃至生存的严峻危机，需要我们掌握地球内部的客观规律，不断更新和寻找地球科学理论和新的思维方式，掌握地球科学发展趋势，以协调好人与自然、人地关系及社会经济和可持续发展理论，造福于人类。     

西藏甲马弧内盆地的形成演化

位于西藏冈底斯带的甲马弧内盆地是随着甲马岛弧的发育而产生的，沉积了一套演浅海相活动大陆边缘的沉积物，主要由碎屑岩与海绵礁灰岩构成，在盆地内的上侏罗统至白垩系中，共识别出七个3级层序，包括1个I类层序和6个Ⅱ类层序，重新建立了该区层序地层年代格架，层序地层的研究表明，盆地的演化可划分为具深切谷的碎屑陆架阶段，碳酸盐台地与海绵礁形成阶段，滞流的碎屑陆架阶段，无障壁海岸的碎屑陆架阶段和具障壁海岸的碎屑陆架5个阶段。     

东营凹陷下第三系深部碎屑岩储层次生孔隙垂向分布及成因分析

东营凹陷下第三系埋深大于 30 0 0 m的深部碎屑岩储层普遍发育 2～ 4个次生孔隙带 ,Φ=10 %～ 30 % ,K=0 .1× 10 - 3μm2～ 30× 10 - 3μm2 ,为中孔低渗低孔低渗油气储层。综合有机质热演化过程、成岩作用和构造断裂等分析 ,认为东营凹陷埋深大于 30 0 0m碎屑岩地层中 ,第一、二个次生孔隙带埋深在 30 0 0 m～ 390 0 m之间 ,其形成主要与有机质成熟过程释放有机酸对长石等颗粒的溶解有密切关系 ,在深大断裂附近储层同时受到大气淡水的影响 ,而深陷带包裹于暗色泥岩中的浊积砂岩的次生孔隙发育情况还与泥质岩异常压力带有关 ;第三个次生孔隙带埋深一般为 390 0 m～ 430 0 m,主要成因于粘土矿物转化造成的还原环境 ,同时受到硫酸盐热化学氧化还原反应的影响。这三个次生孔隙发育带对储集油气有效。第四个孔隙发育带埋深在 470 0 m以下 ,主要是构造成因的微裂缝 ,较难成为有效的油气储层。     

国道314线焉耆盆地段高速公路遥感选线应用研究

卫星遥感技术应用在公路选线中，具有常规方法无可比拟的优势。在国道314线焉耆盆地段高速公路前期选线研究中，以Landsat-5 TM457数字图象为主要信息源，通过数据处理和遥感判释并综合分析常规资料，对恶煮盆地段第四纪堆积平原土体工程地质区进一步划分亚区，探讨分析了不良地质现象分布规律、形态背景及发展演化趋势，在此基础上比较各设计线路之优缺点,并提出科学合理的建议线路方案。     

对西金大厦基坑降水工程的思考

西金大厦场地勘察工作于1994年8月完成，5年以后开始基坑降水工作，本文分析场地地下水现状，剖析降水设计方案，提出有针对性的降水新构想。     

有机烃气法在个旧锡矿松树脚矿田中的应用

各类岩体、矿石、围岩、地表土壤的烃气测量结果表明,个旧锡矿的成矿存在有机物的参与,矿体周围存在烃气晕圈异常场,已知矿体上方地表有良好的烃气异常反映。认为有机质对金属元素的沉淀、成岩、活化迁移和成矿作用可能比通常认识的大得多,应深入研究有机烃气寻找金属矿这一新方法。     

峰局五矿下组煤带压开采的可行性与建议

峰局五矿是多年开采的老矿。近些年，随着开采深度的不断增加和开采层次的逐渐下移，来自底部岩溶高承压水的威胁日趋严重，实际生产能力逐年下降。下组煤能否开采是关系到矿井生存与发展的大问题。作者根据多年的研究成果和工作实践，就下组煤带压开采的可行性，谈一些看法和建议。     

数字化地下水单井综合观测平台的结构设计

为地震地下水前兆观测技术实现数字化和综合化这一发展目标 ,性能先进的数字化观测仪器和功能优良的综合观测平台是相辅相成的两个基本方面。本文在分析已有综合观测体系模式的基础上 ,应用最新研究成果 ,提出了新一代综合观测模式 ,给出了单井综合观测平台结构设计。该平台在与地下水各测项的数字化观测仪器对接后 ,可实现静水位、水化学和水温三者均处在理想观测状态条件下的自动化单井综合观测