title: Gas Hydrates: Resource and Hazard
creator: Folger, Peter
publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
date: 2008-11-26
language: English
description: Solid gas hydrates are a potentially huge resource of natural gas
 for the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that there are
 about 85 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of technically recoverable gas hydrates in
 northern Alaska. Gas hydrates are both a potential resource and a risk,
 representing a significant hazard to conventional oil and gas drilling and
 production operations. This report addresses the issue of cost and method of
 recovering potential gas hydrates, as well as the advantages and disadvantages
 of using gas hydrates as a potential energy source. Included is information on
 the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 and the Energy Policy
 Act of 2005.
subject: Energy
subject: Gas
subject: Natural gas
subject: Natural gas reserves
subject: Gas in submerged lands
subject: Offshore structures
subject: Marine resources
subject: Methane
subject: Science policy
subject: Research and development legislation
type: Report
format: Text
identifier: crs: RS22990
identifier: local-cont-no: RS22990_2008Nov26
identifier: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10827/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metacrs10827