The gas hydrate potential of the Eastern Mediterranean basin

Year 2019, Volume: 160 Issue: 160, 117 - 134, 27.12.2019

Şükrü Merey , Sotirios Nik. Longinos

https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.502275

Cited By: 5

Abstract

Gas hydrate exploration
studies have increased substantially since last decade. Gas hydrate reservoirs
are commonly found in the marine environment and permafrost. Studies related to
natural gas hydrates in the Mediterranean Basin are rare compared to those released
on the continental margins of the United States of America, Japan, India, China
and Korea. This study provides an evaluation of the gas hydrate potential of
the Mediterranean Basin using available literature data such as scientific
drilling data (Ocean Drilling Program Leg 160 and Leg 161), sediment data,
geothermal data, geochemical data, gas seepage data, mud volcano data etc., It
is shown that there is a high producible gas hydrate potential (~ 98.16
standard trillion cubic meter) in the Mediterranean Basin. The Eastern
Mediterranean basins have the highest gas hydrate potential due to its high
amount of source gas potential and lower geothermal gradient compared to those in
the Western Mediterranean.

Keywords

Gas hydrate, Methane Hydrate, methane, Mediterranean Sea

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