Study on the characteristics of gas hydrate stability zone in the Muli permafrost, Qinghai-comparison between the modeling and drilling results

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 173-181

  Jin, Chun Shuang ^a   Qiao, De Wu ^a   Lu, Zhen Quan ^b   Zhu, You Hai ^b   Zhang, Yong Qin ^c   Wen, Huai Jun ^d   Li, Yong Hong ^d   Wang, Ping Kang ^b   Huang, Xia ^b  

^a Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c Institute of Exploration Techniques   (China)

^d Qinghai No 105 Coal Geological Exploration Team   (China)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate stability zone; Modeling; Muli; Permafrost; Qinghai

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; GAS HYDRATE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMAFROST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA;

EID: 79957831425     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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