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

Conference · · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5190732
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-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE13595
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English