Geological evolution and analysis of confirmed or suspected gas hydrate localities

• 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

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.