Sediment-hosted gas hydrates: New insights on natural and synthetic systems

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 319, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-9

  Long, D ^a   Lovell, M A ^b   Rees, J G ^a   Rochelle, C A ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 70349188444     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP319.1     Document Type: Article

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