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Thorough understanding of seabed fluid flow system is of great significance to geohazard identification and hydrocarbon exploration as it can reshape the seabed and act as an indicator of subsurface hydrocarbon resources. For the first time, an integrated study of side‐scan sonar, single‐ and multi‐channel seismic data and magnetic data reveals a complex fluid flow system composed of various seafloor expressions (i.e. pockmarks and mounds) and shallow fluid migration pathways in the central‐west Bohai Sea off northeast China. Gas chimneys, mud diapirs and a dense network of Quaternary faults are the main fluid migration pathways in the shallow subsurface. The gas chimneys can be classified into three categories (Type A formed by relatively rapid gas escape, Type B formed by episodic fluid expulsion and Type C formed by fluid escape from mud diapirs), based on their distribution and seismic character, implying variability in the formation processes. Sediment remobilization and basement‐involved faults contribute to deep fluid migration into shallow depths. As a seal for up‐moving fluids, the nature and thickness of Holocene marine sediments generally decide the permeability and overburden pressure that may control the distribution of pockmarks and mounds since they are almost distributed above relatively thin Holocene deposits (thickness <20 m) and localized coarse surface sediments. The results of the interpretation gain an improved understanding of the geological processes controlling the genesis and spatial distribution of gas chimney formation and show the significance of gas chimney classification. The distribution pattern of different types of gas chimneys may signify the difference of geological background and fluid flow process, like fluid migration through faults or flow of mobilized sediments, that is crucial for the evaluation of global petroleum systems and Carbon Capture and Storage studies.

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The Bohai Sea hosts a complex fluid flow system composed of various seafloor expressions and shallow fluid migration pathways (gas chimneys, mud diapirs, and dense Quaternary faults). Gas chimneys are classified into three types based on their distribution and seismic character, implying variability in formation processes.

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Distribution and geological controls of the seabed fluid flow system, the central‐western Bohai Sea: A general overview
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Keyword(s): Bohai Sea; fluid escape; fluid migration pathway; gas chimney; seabed fluid flow

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