A re-evaluation of Beaufort Sea-Mackenzie Delta basin gas hydrate resource potential: Petroleum system approaches to non-conventional gas resource appraisal and geologically-sourced methane flux

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-71

  Osadetz, Kirk G ^a   Chen, Zhuoheng ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAUFORT SEA; ECONOMIC SUPPLY; GAS HYDRATE STABILITY ZONES; GAS RESOURCE; GEOGRAPHIC RESOURCES; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; METHANE FLUXES; PETROLEUM MIGRATION; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RE-EVALUATION; REGIONAL RESOURCES; RESERVOIR CHARACTERISTIC; RESERVOIR ENERGY; RESERVOIR PARAMETERS; RESOURCE MODEL; RESOURCE POTENTIALS; SPATIAL DENSITIES; STABILITY ZONES; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; THERMOGENIC METHANE;

ENERGY RESOURCES; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS;

GAS HYDRATE; GAS SEEPAGE; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; METHANE; PERMAFROST; PETROLEUM; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR; SATURATION; VOLUME;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; BEAUFORT-MACKENZIE BASIN;

EID: 79953001660     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscpgbull.58.1.56     Document Type: Article

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