Subsurface gas hydrates in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-30

  Boswell, Ray ^a   Collett, Timothy S ^b   Frye, Matthew ^c   Shedd, William ^d   McConnell, Daniel R ^e   Shelander, Dianna ^f  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management   (United States)

^d US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management   (United States)

^e AOA Geophysics   (United States)

^f SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas Hydrate; Northern Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NATURE; DEEPWATER; DRILLING HAZARDS; DRILLING TARGETS; GAS HYDRATE STABILITY ZONES; GEOLOGICAL DATA; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HYDROCARBON SEEPS; JOINT INDUSTRY PROJECTS; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; SAND RESERVOIRS; SEA FLOOR; SUB-SEAFLOOR;

DEEPWATER DRILLING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS HAZARDS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDRATION; HYDROCARBONS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RATING; WELL DRILLING; WELLS;

GAS HYDRATES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON SEEP; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SEAFLOOR;

ALAMINOS CANYON; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84861466365     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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