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• Main Authors: Doe Contract No, Devinder Mahajan
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Methane hydrate
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.224.2623; http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/Hydrates/2010Reports/EST-380-NEDA_FY08FinalReport.pdf

report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. iii SUMMARY The purpose of this ongoing study is to establish sediment lithology and quantification of methane in hydrates hosted in sediments from marine sites of methane hydrate occurrence. For the reporting period of May 2007 to May 2008, our focus was on