Methane Hydrates

Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for our Planet

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 159-178

  Boswell, Ray ^a   Yamamoto, Koji ^b   Lee, Sung Rock ^c   Collett, Timothy ^d   Kumar, Pushpendra ^e   Dallimore, Scott ^f  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e ONGC   (India)

^f Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate; Hydrate Production Technology; Hydrate Resources; Methane hydrate

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDRATION; INFILL DRILLING; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODELS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM REFINING; REMOTE SENSING;

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; EXPLORATORY DRILLING; GAS HYDRATE RESERVOIR; HYDRATE PRODUCTION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; METHANE HYDRATES; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELVES; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84902410604     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-099424-6.00008-9     Document Type: Chapter

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