3 12 4TH CAN. PERMAFROST CONF. (1982) In situ hydrates under the Beaufort Sea shelf
The evidence for the existence of in sifu hydrates within the Beaufort Sea shelf is reviewed and the associated implications for hydrocarbon development are briefly discussed. On examine dam le present article I'existence in situ d'hydrates de gaz nature1 sur la plate-forme de la mer d e B...
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| Summary: | The evidence for the existence of in sifu hydrates within the Beaufort Sea shelf is reviewed and the associated implications for hydrocarbon development are briefly discussed. On examine dam le present article I'existence in situ d'hydrates de gaz nature1 sur la plate-forme de la mer d e Beaufort et les implications du point de vue de la formation d'hydrocarbures. Proc. 4th Can. Permafrost Conf. (1982) Introduction off-shore in water depths greater than 200 m and, on-Hydrates are ice-like solid mixtures of gas and shore in continuous permafrost regions. water. Naturally occurring gas hydrates (in situ In northern Canada, in situ hydrates have been hydrates) can occupy the pore spaces of soil and identified under the permafrost in the Mackenzie porous rocks inregions where natural gas and water delta (Bily and Dick 1974) and in the Arctic islands |
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