Gas-hydrates: Indian scenario

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-311

  Sain, Kalachand ^a   Gupta, Harsh ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

BSR; Estimation; Free gas; Gas hydrates; Identificafion; Indian margins

Indexed keywords

AVO METHOD; BATHYMETRY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL FUEL; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; METHANE; MODELING; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; OIL PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SUSTAINABILITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER;

ANDAMANS; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; BAY OF BENGAL; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 56849105179     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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