Project Number | 327 |
Date of Summary | September 01, 2002 |
Subject | Applied Gas Hydrate Research Program |
Performing Activity | Texas A&M Research Foundation |
Principal Investigator | Dr. Roger Sassen |
Contracting Agency | Minerals Management Service |
Completion | Complete |
Description | This is a JIP designed to disseminate new information to address hazard concerns related to hydrates and to stimulate new research. Objectives of the research include: mapping gas hydrates in geophysical context across the Gulf of Mexico, and analyzing new samples of natural gas hydrate. The focus is on reservoir characterization, the effects of gas hydrates on sea floor stability, and on pipeline plugging and potential rupture. |
Progress | Gas hydrate and sediment samples were acquired from the Gulf of Mexico using research submersibles. Research cores containing gas hydrates were acquired during piston coring cruises. Intact gas hydrate samples and data were donated by energy companies. The project is now completed. |
Reports |
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AA (614 KB) | Gas Hydrate-Related Crude Oil, Atwater Block 425; Biomarkers and Whole-Oil Isotopic analysis, Texas A&M University, Applied Gas Hydrate Research Program, GERG Technical Report 99-10, May 27, 1999. |
AB (227 KB) | R. Sassen, S.T. Sweet, A.V. Milkov, D.A. DeFreitas, G.G. Salata, and E.C. McDade, Geology and Geochemistry Of Gas Hydrates, Central Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, Vol. 1. XLIX, 1999. |
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