Evaluation of long-term gas hydrate production testing locations on the Alaska north slope

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Arctic Technology Conference 2011

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 955-983

  Collett, Timothy S ^a   Boswell, Ray ^b   Lee, Myung W ^a   Anderson, Brian J ^c   Rose, Kelly ^b   Lewis, Kristen A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ENERGY RESOURCES; GASES; HYDRATION; LOCATION; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITE SELECTION; WELL LOGGING;

GAS-HYDRATE PRODUCTION; GEOLOGICAL CORRELATION; HYDRATE ACCUMULATIONS; LONG TERM PRODUCTION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; RESOURCE POTENTIALS; STIMULATED DISSOCIATION; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 80055054363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/22149-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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