Open AccessFuture of gas hydrate research
Author(s) -
Sloan E. D.,
Brewer P.G.,
Paull C. K.,
Collett T.S.,
Dillon W.P.,
Holbrook W.S.,
Kvenvolden K.A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/99eo00184
Subject(s) - permafrost , clathrate hydrate , natural gas , methane , hydrate , fossil fuel , petroleum engineering , inclusion (mineral) , abundance (ecology) , oil and natural gas , environmental science , geology , earth science , geochemistry , chemistry , mineralogy , oceanography , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
Methane hydrates are ice‐like inclusion compounds, in which every volume of hydrate can contain as much as 180 volumes (STP) of gas.The amount of methane in natural gas hydrates is twice the total recoverable fossil fuel reserve. Because of their natural abundance in oceans and permafrost, hydrates have become an exciting national and international research issue. The movement of the gas and oil industry to ever deepening waters where hydrates occur, the compelling size and distribution of hydrate deposits, and strong international interest all support identification of crucial elements in a hydrate research program.