Microstructures of structure I and II gas hydrates from the Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-125

  Klapp, Stephan A ^a   Bohrmann, Gerhard ^a   Kuhs, Werner F ^b   Mangir Murshed, M ^b   Pape, Thomas ^a   Klein, Helmut ^b   Techmer, Kirsten S ^b   Heeschen, Katja U ^a   Abegg, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Gas hydrate; Gulf of Mexico; Microstructure; Porosity; Stability; Structure II; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CO-OCCURRENCE; CRYSTAL SURFACES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE; DIRECT CONTACT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GULF OF MEXICO; HIGH ENERGY; ICE FRACTION; LIQUID OIL; MATRIX; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; MICROMETER SCALE; MICROSTRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS; QUANTITATIVE PHASE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE PRESERVATION; STRUCTURE II; X-RAY SOURCES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; ENAMELS; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANATION; METHANE; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GAS HYDRATES;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; METHANE; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREEN CANYON; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 70350596253     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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