Formation of gas hydrate from dissolved gas in natural porous media

Marine Geology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 69-77

  Buffett, B A ^a   Zatsepina, O Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluid migration; Marine gas hydrates; Phase equilibrium

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLUID FLOW; GAS; METHANE; POROUS MEDIUM;

DISSOLVED GAS; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0034724074     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00127-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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