Strategy for scientific drilling of marine gas hydrates

JOIDES Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-24

  Hovland, M ^a   Francis, T J G ^b   Claypool, G E ^c   Ball, M M ^d  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c US Geological Survey ^*

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP DRILLING; DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM;

EID: 0033507307     PISSN: 07345615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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