Geological evolution and analysis of confirmed or suspected gas hydrate localities

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7262976· OSTI ID:7262976

Finley, P D; Krason, J

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.

• Research Organization: Geoexplorers International, Inc., Denver, CO (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/FE
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-84MC21181
• OSTI ID: 7262976
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/21181-1950-Vol.12; ON: DE90000431
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
030200* -- Natural Gas-- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
ARCTIC OCEAN
BEAUFORT SEA
CHEMISTRY
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPLORATION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GAS HYDRATES
GASES
GEOCHEMISTRY
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOLOGY
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS
Geothermal Legacy
HYDRATES
NATURAL GAS
SEAS
SEDIMENTARY BASINS
SEISMIC SURVEYS
STABILITY
SURFACE WATERS
SURVEYS
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS