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Natural gas hydrate resources of the Alaskan arctic and their recovery potential

  • G. D. Sharma*
  • , V. A. Kamath
  • , S. L. Patil
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

14 to 20 trillion standard m3 of natural gas is trapped as ice-like solid natural gas hydrate deposits in northern Alaska. The commercial production of natural gas from this significantly large unconventional resource is feasible through detailed reservoir characterization and by energy-efficient in-situ decomposition of hydrates to natural gas. This paper provides a review of the characteristics of naturally occurring gas hydrates, the factors which control their distribution and stability, and describes their resource potential, geologic characteristics and origin in the North Slope, Alaska. Various novel techniques for decomposing in-situ hydrates are described and experimental results on the decomposition characteristics of hydrates during these techniques are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProc Second Int Offshore Polar Eng Conf
PublisherPubl by Int Soc of Offshore and Polar Engineerns (ISOPE)
Pages652-659
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)188065301X
StatePublished - 1992
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameProc Second Int Offshore Polar Eng Conf

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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