Oceanic methane hydrates: A "Frontier" gas resource

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-56

  Max, M D ^a,b   Lowrie, A ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; EXPLORATION; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATE STABILITY ZONE; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; METHANE; OCEAN HYDRATE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PRESSURE; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WATER;

HEAT FLOW; OCEANIC METHANE HYDRATES; PERMAFROST REGIONS; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM;

HYDRATES;

EID: 0029668140     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1996.tb00512.x     Document Type: Article

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