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Assessment of Gas Hydrate Resources on the North Slope, Alaska, 2008 Completed

By Central Energy Resources Science Center November 12, 2008

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed the first assessment of the undiscovered technically recoverable gas-hydrate resources on the North Slope of Alaska. Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the USGS estimates that there are about 85 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of undiscovered, technically recoverable gas resources within gas hydrates in northern Alaska. Read the full reports linked below.

Fact Sheet 2008-3073 - Assessment of Gas Hydrate Resources on the North Slope, Alaska

DDS-69-CC - National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project: Geologic Assessment of Undiscovered Gas Hydrate Resources on the North Slope, Alaska

Department of Interior Press Release

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Image: Mallik Gas Hydrates Test Well

Gas Hydrates

Central Energy Resources Science Center - Gas Hydrates Project Page
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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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Below are publications associated with this project.

National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project: geologic assessment of undiscovered gas hydrate resources on the North Slope, Alaska

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey have completed the first assessment of the undiscovered, technically recoverable gas hydrate resources beneath the North Slope of Alaska. This assessment indicates the existence of technically recoverable gas hydrate resources—that is, resources that can be discovered, developed, and produced using current technology. The approach used in this assessment
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Timothy S. USGS AK Gas Hydrate Assessment Team: Collett, Warren F. Agena, Myung Woong Lee, Kristen A. Lewis, Margarita V. Zyrianova, Kenneth J. Bird, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, David W. Houseknecht, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro
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Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center

Assessment of gas hydrate resources on the North Slope, Alaska, 2008

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed the first assessment of the undiscovered technically recoverable gas-hydrate resources on the North Slope of Alaska. Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the USGS estimates that there are about 85 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of undiscovered, technically recoverable gas resources within gas hydrates in northern Alaska.
Authors
Timothy S. Collett, Warren F. Agena, Myung W. Lee, Margarita V. Zyrianova, Kenneth J. Bird, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy Cook, David W. Houseknecht, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Schenk
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Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center