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 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 |
| 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 |