Tapping methane hydrates for unconventional natural gas

Elements

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-199

  Ruppel, Carolyn ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Methane hydrate; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL PRICE; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; PERMAFROST; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

CONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ENERGY; GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND; METHANE HYDRATES; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS;

GAS HYDRATES;

GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; NATURAL GAS; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34347233774     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.3.3.193     Document Type: Review

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