Particle size effect on the saturation of methane hydrate in sediments - Constrained from experimental results

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1801-1805

  Lu, Hailong ^a   Kawasaki, Tatsuji ^b   Ukita, Toshiyasu ^b   Moudrakovski, Igor ^a   Fujii, Tetsuya ^b   Noguchi, Satoshi ^b   Shimada, Tadaaki ^b   Nakamizu, Masaru ^b   Ripmeester, John ^a   Ratcliffe, Chris ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Methane hydrate; NMR; Particle size; Proton relaxation; Saturation; Sediment

Indexed keywords

HYDRATE FORMATION; HYDRATE SATURATION; LOGARITHMIC RELATIONSHIP; METHANE HYDRATES; NMR MEASUREMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE EFFECT; PROTON RELAXATION; SATURATION LEVELS; SEA FLOOR; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; HYDRATION; METHANE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTONS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SILICA; SILICA SAND;

GAS HYDRATES;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PARTICLE SIZE; SAND; SATURATION; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SILICA; SIZE EFFECT;

EID: 82455212158     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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