Overview of the MITI Nankai Trough wells: A milestone in the evaluation of methane hydrate resources

Resource Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-10

  Tsuji, Yoshihiro ^a   Ishida, Hisashi ^a   Nakamizu, Masaru ^a   Matsumoto, Ryo ^b   Shimizu, Satoshi ^c  

^a GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Ministry of International Trade and Industry   (Japan)

Author keywords

BSR; Drilling; LWD; Methane hydrate; Nankai Trough; PTCS; Resource; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; SATURATION; SEAFLOOR;

JAPAN; NANKAI TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 2942618311     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2004.tb00182.x     Document Type: Review

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