| Abstract: | Molecular and isotopic composition of gases from the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well demonstrate that the in situ gases can be divided into three zones composed of mixtures of microbial and thermogenic gases. Sediments penetrated by the well are thermally immature; thus the sediments are probably not a source of thermogenic gas. Thermogenic gas likely migrated from depths below 5000 m. Higher concentrations of gas within and beneath the gas hydrate zone suggest that gas hydrate is a partial barrier to gas migration. Gas hydrate accumulations occur wholly within zone 3, below the base of permafrost. The gas in gas hydrate resembles, in part, the thermogenic gas in surrounding sediments and gas desorbed from lignite. Gas hydrate composition implies that the primary gas hydrate form is Structure I. However, Structure II stabilizing gases are more concentrated and isotopically partitioned in gas hydrate relative to the sediment hosting the gas hydrate, implying that Structure II gas hydrate may be present in small quantities. |
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| Citation Author: | Lorenson, T. D. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Gas composition and isotopic geochemistry of cuttings, core, and gas hydrate from the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well; 1999; Article; Journal; Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada; Lorenson, T. D. |
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| Citation Year: | 1999 |
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| Text: | Gas composition and isotopic geochemistry of cuttings, core, and gas hydrate from the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well; 1999; Article; Journal; Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada; Lorenson, T. D. |
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| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1999 00:00 -0600 |
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