Methane Hydrate Production From Alaskan Permafrost Progress Report

• Main Authors: Sigal, Richard, Newsham, Kent, Williams, Thomas, Freifeld, Barry, Kneafsey, Timothy, Sondergeld, Carl, Rai, Shandra, Kwan, Jonathan, Kirby, Stephen, Kleinberg, Robert, Griffin, Doug
• Other Authors: United States
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Maurer Technology Inc. (United States) 2005
• Subjects: Natural Gas; Grain Density; Geology; Permafrost; Environmental Impacts; Hydrates; Drilling; Thawing; Porosity; Stability; Gas Hydrates; Geophysics; Sandstones; Chemistry; 03 Natural Gas; Permeability; Arctic Regions; Reservoir Rock; Arctic; Canada; Psi; Ice; Methane hydrate; north slope; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/839329; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786910/

Natural-gas hydrates have been encountered beneath the permafrost and considered a nuisance by the oil and gas industry for years. Engineers working in Russia, Canada and the USA have documented numerous drilling problems, including kicks and uncontrolled gas releases, in arctic regions. Information...