GOM2: Prospecting, Drilling and Sampling Coarse-Grained Hydrate Reservoirs in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

The UT-GOM2-1 Hydrate Pressure Coring Expedition will drill two holes in Green Canyon Block 955 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to pressure core and wireline log a coarse-grained methane hydrate reservoir. We will take ten, 10 ft, pressure cores in each well. The cores will be imaged and logged unde...

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Main Authors: Peter Flemings, Timothy S. Collett, David Divins, Gilles Guerin, Alberto Malinverno, Jay Morrison, Stephen Philips, Derek Sawyer, Carla Thomas
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Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1797898
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Summary:The UT-GOM2-1 Hydrate Pressure Coring Expedition will drill two holes in Green Canyon Block 955 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to pressure core and wireline log a coarse-grained methane hydrate reservoir. We will take ten, 10 ft, pressure cores in each well. The cores will be imaged and logged under pressure. Samples will be degassed to interpret hydrate concentration. Microbiological and porewater analyses will be performed. 20 3 ft pressure cores will be returned to shore for analysis. The log and core data will provide a foundation for scientific exploration by the greater hydrate research community.