Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States (2004)
Chapter: Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program
TABLE G.1 DOE-Funded Methane Hydrate Research-Related Projects With Project Details
Project Title | Performer Organization | Lead Researcher | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
High Resolution Processing of Seismic Data from GB 424 and 425 and MC 852 and 853, Gulf of Mexico | WesternGeco | J. Larry Cain | 4/17/01 | 7/30/01 |
Gathering, Processing and Evaluating Seismic and Physical Data on Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico | U.S. Geological Survey | Deborah Hutchinson | 9/9/97 | 8/31/04 |
A Submersible-Deployed Micro-Drill for Sampling of Shallow Gas Hydrate Deposits | Texas A&M University | Ian McDonald | 5/1/01 | 9/30/02 |
Characterizing Marine Gas Hydrate Reservoirs Using 3-D Seismic Data | University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology | Robert Hardage | 9/29/00 | 9/28/02 |
Project Title | Performer Organization | Lead Researcher | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
Gas Hydrates Research in Deep Sea Sediments | Naval Research Laboratory | Joseph Gettrust and Richard Coffin | 9/15/97 | 9/30/04 |
Gulf of Mexico Sea Floor Stability and Gas Hydrates Monitoring Project | University of Mississippi | Carol Lutken | 9/29/00 | 5/31/04 |
Field Study of Exposed and Buried Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico | University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. | Miriam Kastner | 3/4/02 | 3/3/05 |
Characterizing Natural Gas Hydrates in the Deep Water Gulf of Mexico: Applications for Safe Exploration | ChevronTexaco | Emrys Jones | 9/30/01 | 9/30/05 |
Project Title | Performer Organization | Lead Researcher | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
Alaska North Slope Gas Hydrate Reservoir Characterization | BP Exploration | Robert Hunter | 9/30/01 | 9/30/05 |
Characterizing Arctic Hydrates (Canadian Test Well and Alaskan “Wells of Opportunity”) | U.S. Geological Survey | Timothy Collett | 9/2/97 | 12/30/04 |
The Mallik 2002 Consortium: Drilling and Testing a Gas Hydrate Well | Geological Survey of Canada | Scott Dallimore | 9/28/01 | 8/31/04 |
Methane Hydrate Production from Alaskan Permafrost | Maurer Technology | Thomas Williams | 9/30/01 | 9/30/04 |
Project Title | Performer Organization | Lead Researcher | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
In Situ Sampling and Characterization of Methane Hydrate (ODP Leg 204 Hydrates Coring Expedition) | Joint Oceanographic Institutions | Frank Rack | 9/30/01 | 10/31/05 |
Downhole Logging at Hydrate Ridge (ODP Leg 204) | Columbia University | David Goldberg | 6/5/02 | 9/10/03 |
Three-Dimensional Structure and Physical Properties of Methane Hydrate Deposit at Blake Ridge | University of Wyoming Steven | Holbrook | 9/28/00 | 9/30/03 |
Characterizing Gas Hydrate Kinetics and Biochemistry | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Tommy Joe Phelps | 6/30/00 | 12/30/03 |
Project Title | Performer Organization | Lead Researcher | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
Mesoscale Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Gas Hydrates | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Claudia Rawn | 9/1/01 | 3/31/03 |
Fundamental Physical Properties and Chemical Stability of Gas Hydrates | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | William Durham | 6/30/00 | 3/31/03 |
X-Ray Scanning for Characterization of Gas Hydrate Bearing Cores | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Barry Freifeld | 8/1/02 | 9/30/03 |
Characterization of Methane Hydrate Bearing Sediments and Hydrate Dissociation Kinetics | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Pete McGrail | 9/1/01 | 3/31/03 |
Project Title | Performer Organization | Lead Researcher | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
Improved Technologies for Detecting Gas Hydrates | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | George He | 9/1/01 | 3/31/03 |
Collection and Microbiological Analysis of Gas Hydrate Cores | Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory | Rick Colwell | 6/30/00 | 12/30/03 |
TOUGH2 Hydrate Reservoir Simulator Development | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | George Moridis | 6/30/00 | 9/30/03 |
Mechanical Testing of Gas Hydrate/Sediment Samples | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | David Cole | 7/9/99 | 9/30/03 |
Project Title | Performer Organization | Lead Researcher | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
Fundamentals of Natural Gas and Species Flows from Hydrate Dissociation—Applications to Safety Problems | Clarkson University | Goodarz Ahmadi | 9/22/00 | 9/30/03 |
Petrophysical Characterization and Reservoir Simulator for Gas Hydrate Production and Hazard Avoidance in the Gulf of Mexico | Westport Technology Center International | Dan Gleitman | 6/26/02 | 3/31/05 |
Structural Characterization of Natural Gas Hydrates | Brookhaven National Laboratory | Devinder Mahajan | 6/30/00 | 3/30/01 |
Membership in Joint Industry Project for Control of Hydrate Production Problems | Colorado School of Mines | E. Dendy Sloan | 9/30/97 | 12/31/00 |
Project Title | Performer Organization | Lead Researcher | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
Properties of Natural Gas Hydrates | National Energy Technology Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology | Robert Warzinski | 9/30/98 | 9/30/03 |
Kinetics of Natural Gas Hydrates | National Energy Technology Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology | Charles Taylor | 10/1/02 | 9/30/03 |
Physical Properties, Natural Gas Production, Environmental, and Safety and Seafloor Stability Aspects of Gas Hydrates | National Energy Technology Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology | Duane Smith | 9/30/99 | 9/30/01 |
Natural Gas Analysis Support, Development of Techniques for Distribution of Gas Hydrate | K&M Engineering and Consulting Corporation. | Charles Byrer | 3/16/98 | 4/25/99 |
Project Title | Performer Organization | Lead Researcher | Project Start Date | Project End Date |
Geologic Environments Favorable for Formation and Stability of Gas Hydrates | Geoexplorers International, Inc. | Jan Krason | 9/30/99 | 7/31/00 |
National Methane Hydrate Research Program Website | Energy and Environmental Solutions, LLC (E2S) | Ray Boswell | 2/24/01 | 5/31/04 |
TABLE G.2 DOE Methane Hydrate Research-Related Projects and Project Objectives (● primary target/objective; ○ secondary target/objective)
Project Title | Project Phase | Research Topic and Geographic Emphasis | Characteristic Hydrate Properties |
High Resolution Processing of Seismic Data from GB 424 and 425 and MC 852 and 853, Gulf of Mexico (GOM) | 1 | Field (GOM) |
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Gathering, Processing and Evaluating Seismic and Physical Data on Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico | 1 | Field (GOM) | ○ |
A Submersible-Deployed Micro-Drill for Sampling of Shallow Gas Hydrate Deposits | 1 | Field (GOM) |
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Characterizing Marine Gas Hydrate Reservoirs Using 3-D Seismic Data | 1 | Field (GOM) |
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Gas Hydrates Research in Deep Sea Sediments | 1 | Field (GOM) | ● |
Gulf of Mexico Sea Floor Stability and Gas Hydrates Monitoring Project |
| Field (GOM) |
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Field Study of Exposed and Buried Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico | 1 | Field (GOM) |
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Characterizing Natural Gas Hydrates in the Deep Water Gulf of Mexico: Applications for Safe Exploration | 1 | Field (GOM) | ○ |
Project Title | Project Phase | Research Topic and Geographic Emphasis | Characteristic Hydrate Properties |
Alaska North Slope Gas Hydrate Reservoir Characterization | 1 | Field (Arctic) |
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Characterizing Arctic Hydrates (Canadian Test Well and Alaskan “Wells of Opportunity”) | 1 | Field (Arctic) | ○ |
The Mallik 2002 Consortium: Drilling and Testing a Gas Hydrate Well | 1 | Field (Arctic) |
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Methane Hydrate Production from Alaskan Permafrost | 1 | Field (Arctic) |
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In Situ Sampling and Characterization of Methane Hydrate (ODP Leg 204 Hydrates Coring Expedition) | 1 | Field (Pacific) | ○ |
Downhole Logging at Hydrate Ridge (ODP Leg 204) | 1 | Field (Pacific) |
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Three-Dimensional Structure and Physical Properties of Methane Hydrate Deposit at Blake Ridge | 1 | Field (East Coast) |
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Characterizing Gas Hydrate Kinetics and Biochemistry | 2 | Lab (Kinetics and biochemical.) | ● |
Mesoscale Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Gas Hydrates | 2 | Lab (Geomechanical) | ● |
Fundamental Physical Properties and Chemical Stability of Gas Hydrates | 2 | Lab (Geomechanical) | ● |
X-Ray Scanning for Characterization of Gas Hydrate Bearing Cores | 2 | Lab (Geomechanical) | ○ |
Characterization of Methane Hydrate Bearing Sediments and Hydrate Dissociation Kinetics | 1 | Lab (Kinetics) | ● |
Improved Technologies for Detecting Gas Hydrates | 2 | Lab (Geochemical) |
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Collection and Microbiological Analysis of Gas Hydrate Cores | 2 | Lab (Biology) | ● |
Project Title | Project Phase | Research Topic and Geographic Emphasis | Characteristic Hydrate Properties |
TOUGH2 Hydrate Reservoir Simulator Development | 2 | Lab (Modeling) |
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Mechanical Testing of Gas Hydrate/Sediment Samples | 1 | Lab (Geomechanical) | ● |
Fundamentals of Natural Gas and Species Flows from Hydrate Dissociation—Applications to Safety Problems | 3 | Lab (Modeling) |
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Petrophysical Characterization and Reservoir Simulator for Gas Hydrate Production and Hazard Avoidance in the Gulf of Mexico | 1 | Lab (Geomechanical and modeling) | ● |
Structural Characterization of Natural Gas Hydrates | 1 | Lab (Kinetics) | ● |
Membership in Joint Industry Project for Control of Hydrate Production Problems | 1 | Lab (Geomechanical) | ● |
Properties of Natural Gas Hydrates | 1 | Lab (Geomechanical) | ● |
Kinetics of Natural Gas Hydrates | 1 | Lab (Kinetics) | ● |
Physical Properties, Natural Gas Production, Environmental, and Safety and Seafloor Stability Aspects of Gas Hydrates | 1 | Lab (Geomechanical) | ● |
Natural Gas Analysis Support, Development of Techniques for Distribution of Gas Hydrate | 1 | Crosscut | ○ |
Geologic Environments Favorable for Formation and Stability of Gas Hydrates | 1 | Crosscut | ○ |
National Methane Hydrate Research Program Web site | 1 | Crosscut | ○ |
