Scientific results from Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrates Joint Industry Project Leg 1 drilling: Introduction and overview

Marine and Petroleum Geology - Tập 25 Số 9 - Trang 819-829 - 2008
C. Ruppel1, Ray Boswell2, Emrys Jones3
1U.S. Geological Survey, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, USA
2National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880, USA
3Chevron Energy Technology Company, 1500 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002, USA

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