Characterization of methane hydrate host sediments using synchrotron-computed microtomography (CMT)

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 136-145

  Jones, Keith W ^a   Feng, Huan ^b   Tomov, Stanmire ^a   Winters, William J ^c   Prodanović, Maša ^d   Mahajan, Devinder ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed microtomography (CMT); Guest host complexes; Host sediments; Methane hydrate

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MICROTOMOGRAPHY (CMT); GUEST-HOST COMPLEXES; HOST SEDIMENTS; METHANE HYDRATE; X-RAY SYNCHROTRON;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; SYNCHROTRONS; TOMOGRAPHY;

SEDIMENTS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SYNCHROTRONS; TOMOGRAPHY;

GAS HYDRATE; HOST ROCK; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHANE; MORPHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLAKE RIDGE; GEORGES BANK;

EID: 33947631013     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.029     Document Type: Article

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