Methane Hydrates in Nature - Current Knowledge and Challenges
Recognizing the importance of methane hydrate research and the need for a coordinated effort, the United States Congress enacted the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000. At the same time, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Japan launched a research program to develo...
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ftoregonstate:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:6w924d35g 2024-09-15T18:18:31+00:00 Methane Hydrates in Nature - Current Knowledge and Challenges Collett, Tim Bahk, Jang-Jun Baker, Rick Boswell, Ray Divins, David Frye, Matt Goldberg, Dave Husebø, Jarle Koh, Carolyn Malone, Mitch Morell, Margo Myers, Greg Shipp, Craig Torres, Marta https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/6w924d35g English [eng] eng unknown American Chemical Society https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/6w924d35g In Copyright Article ftoregonstate 2024-07-22T18:06:04Z Recognizing the importance of methane hydrate research and the need for a coordinated effort, the United States Congress enacted the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000. At the same time, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Japan launched a research program to develop plans for a methane hydrate exploratory drilling project in the Nankai Trough. India, China, the Republic of Korea, and other nations also have established large methane hydrate research and development programs. Government-funded scientific research drilling expeditions and production test studies have provided a wealth of information on the occurrence of methane hydrates in nature. Numerous studies have shown that the amount of gas stored as methane hydrates in the world may exceed the volume of known organic carbon sources. However, methane hydrates represent both a scientific and technical challenge, and much remains to be learned about their characteristics and occurrence in nature. Methane hydrate research in recent years has mostly focused on: (1) documenting the geologic parameters that control the occurrence and stability of methane hydrates in nature, (2) assessing the volume of natural gas stored within various methane hydrate accumulations, (3) analyzing the production response and characteristics of methane hydrates, (4) identifying and predicting natural and induced environmental and climate impacts of natural methane hydrates, (5) analyzing the methane hydrate role as a geohazard, (6) establishing the means to detect and characterize methane hydrate accumulations using geologic and geophysical data, and (7) establishing the thermodynamic phase equilibrium properties of methane hydrates as a function of temperature, pressure, and gas composition. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL) combined their efforts in 2012 to assess the contributions that scientific drilling has made and could continue to make to advance our understanding of methane hydrates in ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Methane hydrate ScholarsArchive@OSU (Oregon State University) |
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Recognizing the importance of methane hydrate research and the need for a coordinated effort, the United States Congress enacted the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000. At the same time, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Japan launched a research program to develop plans for a methane hydrate exploratory drilling project in the Nankai Trough. India, China, the Republic of Korea, and other nations also have established large methane hydrate research and development programs. Government-funded scientific research drilling expeditions and production test studies have provided a wealth of information on the occurrence of methane hydrates in nature. Numerous studies have shown that the amount of gas stored as methane hydrates in the world may exceed the volume of known organic carbon sources. However, methane hydrates represent both a scientific and technical challenge, and much remains to be learned about their characteristics and occurrence in nature. Methane hydrate research in recent years has mostly focused on: (1) documenting the geologic parameters that control the occurrence and stability of methane hydrates in nature, (2) assessing the volume of natural gas stored within various methane hydrate accumulations, (3) analyzing the production response and characteristics of methane hydrates, (4) identifying and predicting natural and induced environmental and climate impacts of natural methane hydrates, (5) analyzing the methane hydrate role as a geohazard, (6) establishing the means to detect and characterize methane hydrate accumulations using geologic and geophysical data, and (7) establishing the thermodynamic phase equilibrium properties of methane hydrates as a function of temperature, pressure, and gas composition. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL) combined their efforts in 2012 to assess the contributions that scientific drilling has made and could continue to make to advance our understanding of methane hydrates in ... |
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Collett, Tim Bahk, Jang-Jun Baker, Rick Boswell, Ray Divins, David Frye, Matt Goldberg, Dave Husebø, Jarle Koh, Carolyn Malone, Mitch Morell, Margo Myers, Greg Shipp, Craig Torres, Marta Methane Hydrates in Nature - Current Knowledge and Challenges |
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Collett, Tim Bahk, Jang-Jun Baker, Rick Boswell, Ray Divins, David Frye, Matt Goldberg, Dave Husebø, Jarle Koh, Carolyn Malone, Mitch Morell, Margo Myers, Greg Shipp, Craig Torres, Marta |
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Methane Hydrates in Nature - Current Knowledge and Challenges |
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Methane Hydrates in Nature - Current Knowledge and Challenges |
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Methane Hydrates in Nature - Current Knowledge and Challenges |
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Methane Hydrates in Nature - Current Knowledge and Challenges |
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Methane Hydrates in Nature - Current Knowledge and Challenges |
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methane hydrates in nature - current knowledge and challenges |
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