Major occurrences and reservoir concepts of marine clathrate hydrates: implications of field evidence

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 137, Issue , 1998, Pages 113-127

  Booth, J S ^a   Winters, W J ^a   Dillon, W P ^a   Clennell, M B ^b   Rowe, M M ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c High Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLATHRATE; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 0032322930     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.08     Document Type: Article

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