Japan explores for hydrates in the Nankai Trough

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 33, 2005, Pages 48-53

  Takahashi, Hideaki ^a   Tsuji, Yoshihiro ^b  

^a JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO LTD   (Japan)

^b GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; GAS HYDRATES; NATURAL GAS WELL LOGGING; OFFSHORE DRILLING;

LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; METHANE HYDRATE EXPLORATION; WIRELINE LOGGING;

NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING;

EXPLORATION; GAS HYDRATE;

NANKAI TROUGH; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 25444459736     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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