Structure H hydrates: Implications for the petroleum industry

SPE Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-8

  Mehta, A P ^a   Sloan, E D ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRATES; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

STRUCTURE H HYDRATES;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0033100225     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/53450-PA     Document Type: Article

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