METHANE HYDRATE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF: IN-PLACE GULF OF MEXICO RESULTS ...

The U.S. Minerals Management Service has completed a preliminary assessment of in-place gas hydrate resources in the Gulf of Mexico. A probabilistic model built on a mass balance approach to assessment provides a high degree of spatial resolution and supports detailed mapping. The model produces a M...

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Main Authors: Frye, Matthew, Grace, John, Hunt, Jesse, Kaufman, Gordon, Schuenemeyer, John, Shedd, William
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The University of British Columbia 2016
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0041133
https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0041133
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Summary:The U.S. Minerals Management Service has completed a preliminary assessment of in-place gas hydrate resources in the Gulf of Mexico. A probabilistic model built on a mass balance approach to assessment provides a high degree of spatial resolution and supports detailed mapping. The model produces a Monte Carlo distribution of in-place resources that ranges from 314 trillion to 974 trillion cubic meters (TCM) with a mean value of 607 TCM. Additional work on development of a technically recoverable model component is under way. ...