Capillary effects on hydrate stability in marine sediments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Liu, Xiaoli ^a   Flemings, Peter B ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; EQUILIBRIUM; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POREWATER; SOLUBILITY; THREE PHASE FLOW; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLAKE RIDGE; HYDRATE RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 79960234373     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB008143     Document Type: Article

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