Geological evolution and analysis of confirmed or suspected gas hydrate localities

Geological factors controlling the formation, stability, and distribution of gas hydrates of the Beaufort Sea region were investigated by basin analysis. Geological, geophysical, and geochemical data from the region were assembled and evaluated to determine the relationships of geological environmen...

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Main Authors: Finley, P.D., Krason, J.
Language:unknown
Published: 2007
Subjects:
03 NATURAL GAS
BEAUFORT SEA
SEDIMENTARY BASINS
GAS HYDRATES
EXPLORATION
GEOCHEMISTRY
GEOLOGY
GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS
NATURAL GAS
SEISMIC SURVEYS
STABILITY
ARCTIC OCEAN
CHEMISTRY
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
HYDRATES
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
SURVEYS
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Canada
Cape Beaufort
Yukon
Barrow
Beaufort Sea
north slope
Point Barrow
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7262976
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7262976
https://doi.org/10.2172/7262976
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Summary:Geological factors controlling the formation, stability, and distribution of gas hydrates of the Beaufort Sea region were investigated by basin analysis. Geological, geophysical, and geochemical data from the region were assembled and evaluated to determine the relationships of geological environments and gas hydrates. The Beaufort Sea is the southern part of the Arctic Ocean offshore of the North Slope of Alaska and the Yukon and Mackenzie districts of Canada. The Beaufort Sea study region extends northward from the Arctic coasts of Alaska and Canada between Point Barrow on the west to Cape Beaufort on the east. The northern boundary of the Beaufort Sea study region is 72.5{degrees}N. The study region comprises broad continental shelves, slopes, rises, and the Arctic abyssal plain. 84 refs., 76 figs., 9 tabs.

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