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Vol. 17, No. 21 Week of May 20, 2012
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A piece of the methane hydrate puzzle

Experts are assessing the data from the Ignik Sikumi test well to more fully understand a potential future source of natural gas

Alan Bailey

Petroleum News

Known to exist in vast quantities in many parts of the world but with as yet no means of commercial production, methane hydrate could eventually become a prolific source of natural gas. This winter’s test of the production of methane, the main component of natural gas, from the Iġnik Sikumi No.....

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Using carbon dioxide

Test location

Drilled in 2011

Gas mixture


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