Impact of gravity on hydrate saturation in gas-rich environments: HYDRATE FORMATION IN GAS-RICH ENVIRONMENTS

doi:10.1002/2015WR017975

Title: Impact of gravity on hydrate saturation in gas-rich environments: HYDRATE FORMATION IN GAS-RICH ENVIRONMENTS

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You, Kehua ^[1]; DiCarlo, David ^[2]; Flemings, Peter B. ^[3]

Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas USA
Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas USA
Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas USA, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas USA, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas USA

Publication Date:: 2016-02-25

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1402234

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0010406

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Water Resources Research

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Water Resources Research Journal Volume: 52 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0043-1397

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    You, Kehua, DiCarlo, David, and Flemings, Peter B. Impact of gravity on hydrate saturation in gas-rich environments: HYDRATE FORMATION IN GAS-RICH ENVIRONMENTS.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    You, Kehua, DiCarlo, David, & Flemings, Peter B. Impact of gravity on hydrate saturation in gas-rich environments: HYDRATE FORMATION IN GAS-RICH ENVIRONMENTS.  United States.  doi:10.1002/2015WR017975.

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                    You, Kehua, DiCarlo, David, and Flemings, Peter B. Thu .  
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  title        = {Impact of gravity on hydrate saturation in gas-rich environments: HYDRATE FORMATION IN GAS-RICH ENVIRONMENTS},

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