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Assessment of Gas Hydrate Resources in the North Slope of Alaska, 2018 Active

By Central Energy Resources Science Center November 29, 2019

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has updated the previous 2008 assessment of undiscovered, technically recoverable gas hydrate resources beneath the North Slope of Alaska.  This new 2018 assessment again indicates the existence of technically recoverable gas hydrate resources―that is, resources that can be discovered, developed, and produced using current technology.  Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the USGS estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of about 54 trillion cubic feet of gas resources within gas hydrates in the North Slope of Alaska.

Press Release:

USGS Estimates 53.8 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Hydrate Resources in the Alaska North Slope

 

Fact Sheet:

Fact Sheet 2019-3037 - Assessment of Undiscovered Gas Hydrate Resources in the North Slope of Alaska, 2018

 

Data Release:

Assessment Data Release - USGS National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project—Northern Alaska Province, Gas Hydrate Assessment Unit Boundaries and Assessment Input Data Forms

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Energy and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Deep Sea Exploration, Mapping and Characterization
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Gas Hydrates

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USGS Alaska Petroleum Systems Project - Northern Alaska Province, Central North Slope Assessment Unit Boundaries and Assessment Input Forms, 2020

This data release contains the boundaries of assessment units and input data for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Brookian, Beaufortian and Ellesmerian formations in the Northern Alaska province. The Assessment Unit is the fundamental unit used in the National Assessment Project for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources. The Assessment Unit is defined with
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Central Energy Resources Science Center

Assessment of undiscovered gas hydrate resources in the North Slope of Alaska, 2018

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of about 54 trillion cubic feet of gas resources within gas hydrates in the North Slope of Alaska.
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Timothy S. Collett, Kristen A. Lewis, Margarita V. Zyrianova, Seth S. Haines, Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, Michael E. Brownfield, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Kristen R. Marra, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Janet K. Pitman, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Cheryl A. Woodall, David W. Houseknecht
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Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center
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USGS Estimates 53.8 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Hydrate Resources in the Alaska North Slope

Access to 3D seismic mapping, along with a greater understanding of gas hydrate reservoir properties, yields estimates that are more precise.

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Energy and Minerals Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Communications and Publishing