Assessment of gas hydrate resources on the North Slope, Alaska, 2008
October 18, 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.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Title | Assessment of gas hydrate resources on the North Slope, Alaska, 2008 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20083073 |
| Authors | Timothy Collett, Warren Agena, Myung Lee, Margarita V. Zyrianova, Kenneth Bird, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy Cook, David Houseknecht, Timothy R. Klett, Richard Pollastro, Christopher Schenk |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Fact Sheet |
| Series Number | 2008-3073 |
| Index ID | fs20083073 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Central Energy Resources Science Center; Energy Resources Program |