Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Samuel, Bruce Miles
Author's Email Address	bms@cctechnol.com,bsamuel@lsu.edu
URN	etd-06042004-120413
Title	A Comparison of a High-Resolution Survey and a Three-Dimensional Seismic Survey in a Feature-Rich Region of the Green Canyon Area, Gulf of Mexico
Degree	Master of Science (M.S.)
Department	Geology & Geophysics
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Arnold H. Bouma Committee Co-Chair Harry H. Roberts Committee Co-Chair John Wrenn Committee Member
Keywords	3D 3-D AUV mud volcano authigenic carbonates hydrocarbon seeps green canyon seismic high-resolution 3D seismic
Date of Defense	2004-05-20
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Recent advances in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technology have revolutionized the positioning and accuracy of high-resolution deep sea mapping tools. Geologic hazard and engineering surveys by AUV’s are producing high-resolution data sets of a quality that has never before been seen. Three-dimensional (3D) seismic data, though traditionally used for only deep subsurface mapping of large areas, is now being reprocessed at a higher resolution and utilized in well site investigations and geologic hazard assessments. This study makes a comparison between a 3D seismic survey and an AUV high-resolution survey in order to determine the strengths and weaknesses of both of these data. The study area, located in the central eastern portion of the Green Canyon Area, Gulf of Mexico, hosts several geologic features that should be easily mapped with both media such as: major and minor faulting, a mud volcano, mud vents, mudflows, hardgrounds, slumps, and gullies. The comparison of the 3D seismic survey and the high-resolution survey will more clearly point out the strengths and weaknesses of these two types of seafloor data, which are used for geohazards assessments.
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