Alaska gas hydrate well nears key testConocoPhillips, DOE partner on project to unlock ‘fire in the ice’ bonanza through exchange of carbon dioxide, methane molecules Wesley Loy For Petroleum News
ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. is seeking permission for a key test of its exploratory well targeting natural gas hydrates at Prudhoe Bay.
Hydrates are a solid, crystalline form of gas, usually methane, mixed in sandstone and water. A combination of cold and pressure keeps the gas as a solid.
The test w....
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DOE partnership First-time test No commercial development
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