Study of the natural gas hydrate "trap zone" and the methane hydrate potential in the Sverdrup Basin, Canada

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-96

  Majorowicz, J A ^a   Hannigan, P K ^b   Osadetz, K G ^b  

^a Northern Geothermal   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate stability; Heat flow; Methane; Sverdrup basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242339190     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015575918179     Document Type: Article

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