The effects of gas composition and geothermal properties on the thickness and depth of natural gas hydrate zones

Conference · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5190732

Holder, G D; Lawson, W F; Malone, R D

When natural gas and water are contacted at low temperature and high pressure, gas hydrates can form. In colder climates (such as Alaska, Northern Canada, and Russian Siberia) and beneath the earth's oceans, conditions are appropriate for gas hydrate formation. This paper gives the depths and potential thickness of such hydrate formations as a function of the geothermal gradient, the gas composition, and where appropriate, the permafrost thickness, the pressure gradient, and the ocean bottom temperature.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh
• OSTI ID: 5190732
• Report Number(s): CONF-830512-
• Journal Information: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Vol. SPE13595; Conference: IEE/APS symposium, Houston, TX, USA, 23 May 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
GAS HYDRATES
GEOCHEMISTRY
GEOTHERMOMETRY
NATURAL GAS HYDRATE DEPOSITS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS
NATURAL GAS
OFFSHORE SITES
ONSHORE SITES
PERMAFROST
THICKNESS
CHEMISTRY
DIMENSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDRATES
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
033000* - Natural Gas- Properties & Composition