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EFFECT OF CHANGES IN SEAFLOOR TEMPERATURE AND SEA-LEVEL ON GAS HYDRATE STABILITY Pritchett, John W.; Garg, Sabodh K.

Abstract

We have developed a one-dimensional numerical computer model (simulator) to describe methane hydrate formation, decomposition, reformation, and distribution with depth below the seafloor in the marine environment. The simulator was used to model hydrate distributions at Blake Ridge (Site 997) and Hydrate Ridge (Site 1249). The numerical models for the two sites were conditioned by matching the sulfate, chlorinity, and hydrate distribution measurements. The constrained models were then used to investigate the effect of changes in seafloor temperature and sea-level on gas hydrate stability. For Blake Ridge (site 997), changes in hydrate concentration are small. Both the changes in seafloor temperature and sea-level lead to a substantial increase in gas venting at the seafloor for Hydrate Ridge (site 1249).

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Title
EFFECT OF CHANGES IN SEAFLOOR TEMPERATURE AND SEA-LEVEL ON GAS HYDRATE STABILITY
Creator
Pritchett, John W.; Garg, Sabodh K.
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; International Conference on Gas Hydrates (6th : 2008 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Date Issued
2008-07
Description
We have developed a one-dimensional numerical computer model (simulator) to describe methane hydrate formation, decomposition, reformation, and distribution with depth below the seafloor in the marine environment. The simulator was used to model hydrate distributions at Blake Ridge (Site 997) and Hydrate Ridge (Site 1249). The numerical models for the two sites were conditioned by matching the sulfate, chlorinity, and hydrate distribution measurements. The constrained models were then used to investigate the effect of changes in seafloor temperature and sea-level on gas hydrate stability. For Blake Ridge (site 997), changes in hydrate concentration are small. Both the changes in seafloor temperature and sea-level lead to a substantial increase in gas venting at the seafloor for Hydrate Ridge (site 1249).
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120671 bytes
Subject
Gas hydrates; Gas venting; Hydrate stability
Geographic Location
Hydrate Ridge; Blake Ridge
Genre
Conference Paper
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2008-07-21
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0040983
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1033
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Garg, Sabodh K.; Pritchett, john W. 2008. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN SEAFLOOR TEMPERATURE AND SEA-LEVEL ON GAS HYDRATE STABILITY. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Gas Hydrates (ICGH 2008), Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA, July 6-10, 2008.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Copyright Holder
Garg, Sabodh K
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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