How old can the terrain atop a mud volcano be? The water may be deep but ocean floors are among the youngest crusts on earth.
Right: So IF our "oil" and "gas" deposits come from deeply deposited (surface) plant and animal matter transformed BY the pressure of its overlaying rock and heated by the earth's internal heat over millions of years: HOW can tons of frozen methane be found AT THE TOP of a "new" volcano off of CA with NO overlaying rock (to create pressure!) and NO massive millions of millions of pounds of plant matter deposited to create the source carbons?