Scientific Results of the Hydrate-01 Stratigraphic Test Well Program, Western Prudhoe Bay Unit, Alaska North Slope

Boswell, Ray; Collett, Timothy S.; Yamamoto, Koji; Okinaka, Norihiro; Hunter, Robert; Suzuki, Kiyofumi; Tamaki, Machiko; Yoneda, Jun; Itter, David; Haines, Seth S.; Myshakin, Evgeniy; Moridis, George

doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00327

Title: Scientific Results of the Hydrate-01 Stratigraphic Test Well Program, Western Prudhoe Bay Unit, Alaska North Slope

Journal Article · 27 April 2022 · Energy and Fuels

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00327 · OSTI ID:1868704

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National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
United States Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225, United States
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Chiba 261-0025, Japan
Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, United States
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba 305-8569, Japan
Japan Oil Engineering Company, Limited, Tokyo 104-0054, Japan
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Sapporo 062-0052, Japan
Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, United States
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley California 94720, United States

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1868704

Journal Information:: Energy and Fuels, Journal Name: Energy and Fuels Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 36; ISSN 0887-0624

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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