Direct measurement of in situ methane quantities in a large gas-hydrate reservoir

@article{Dickens1997DirectMO,
  title={Direct measurement of in situ methane quantities in a large gas-hydrate reservoir},
  author={G. Dickens and C. Paull and P. Wallace},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1997},
  volume={385},
  pages={426-428}
}
  • G. Dickens, C. Paull, P. Wallace
  • Published 1997
  • Environmental Science
  • Nature
    • Certain gases can combine with water to form solids—gas hydrates—that are stable at high pressures and low temperatures1,2. Conditions appropriate for gas-hydrate formation exist in many marine sediments where there is a supply of methane. Seismic reflection profiles across continental margins indicate the frequent occurrence of gas hydrate within the upper few hundred metres of sea-floor sediments, overlying deeper zones containing bubbles of free gas3–9. If large volumes of methane are stored… CONTINUE READING
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