Methane hydrates: Problems in unlocking their potential

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 0, 2005, Pages 723-730

  Long, D ^a   Jackson, P D ^a   Lovell, M A ^b   Rochelle, C A ^a   Francis, T J G ^c   Schultheiss, P J ^c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOTEK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrates; Methane; Sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957897001     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0060723     Document Type: Conference Paper

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