X-ray Computed Tomography Observation of Methane Hydrate Dissociation

SPE Proceedings - Gas Technology Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 261-269

  Tomutsa, Liviu ^a   Freifeld, Barry ^a   Kneafsey, Timothy J ^a   Stern, Laura A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSOCIATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SEDIMENTS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

GAS COLLECTION SYSTEM; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 1642541784     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/75533-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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