Abstracts of Gas Hydrate Papers

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In Press

Winters, W.J., Pecher, I.A., Waite, W.F., Wright, J.F., Dallimore, S.R., Collett, T.S., Mason, D.H., Jenner, K.A., Dillon, W.P., and Uchida, T., in press, Laboratory test program and physical properties of samples containing gas hydrate from the Mackenzie Delta, North West Territories [abs.]: Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention, Calgery, Alberta, Canada, June 2001.

Winters, W.J., Waite, W.F., Mason, D.H., Dillon, W.P., and Pecher, I.A., in press, Sediment properties associated with gas hydrate formation [abs.]: Gas Hydrates, 4th International Conference, Yokohama, Japan, 19-23 May 2002.

Winters, W.J., Waite, W.F., Pecher, I.A., Mason, D.H., and Dillon, W.P., in press, Sediment property changes caused by gas hydrate formation and pore water freezing [abs.]: Preservation and Transformation of Matter and Energy in the Earth Cryosphere, Pushchino Academic City, June 2001, Russia.

2001

Dillon, W.P., Paull, C.K., Nealon, J.W., Kelly, D.C., and Ussler, W., III, 2001, Blake Ridge collapse structure--Causal relationship with the underlying gas hydrate and influence on geochemistry and methane flux? [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention, v. 10, p. A51.

Winters, W.J., Pecher, I.A., Mason, D.H., Waite, W.F., and Dillon, W.P., 2001, Physical properties and preservation of samples containing natural gas hydrate from the Mackenzie Delta, NWT, Canada [abs.]:: Japan National Oil Corporation, Methane Hydrates Open Session, Chiba, Japan, April 2001, unpaginated.

2000

Cooper, A., Hart, P., and Twichell, D.C., 2000, Gulf of Mexico gas hydrates -- a potention link to shallo flows and continental-slope stability [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Abstracts with Programs, v. 9, p. A31.

Dillon, W.P., Nealon, J.W., Paull, C.K., Kelly, D.C., and Lorenson, T.D., 2000, Structure of a major blowout vent on the Blake Ridge resulting from inferred gas hydrate processes, U.S. Atlantic continental margin [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Reno, Nev., November 2000, v. 32, no. 7, p. A36.

Nealon, J.W., Dillon, W.P., and Twichell, D.C., Jr., 2000, Identification of the Gas Hydrate Stability Zone in seismic reflection profiler in the Gulf of Mexico 2000 [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention Program, v. 9, p. A105.

Nealon, J.W., Dillon, W.P., and Kelly, D.L., 2000, Sedimentary fill of the gas hydrate-forced Blake Ridge collapse structure--a result of recent deposition on mass movement? [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, v. 81, no. 48-supplement, p. F640.

Paull, C.K., Ussler III, W., Naehr, T., Orphian, V., Farnsworth, K., Dillon, W.P., Nealon, J., Schupp, C., Lorenson, T.D., Borowski, W.S., and Gwilliam, W., 2000, Piston cores from the Blake Ridge collapse structure [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts, v. 32, no. 7, p. A36.

Twichell, D.C., and Cooper, A.K., 2000, Relation between sea-floor failures and gas hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico--a regional comparison [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologist, Annual Convention, v. 9, p. A150.

Winters, W.J., Pecher, I.A., Mason, D.H., and Dillon, W.P., 2000, Acoustic and strength properties of sediment containing water, ice, laboratory-formed gas hydrate and natural gas hydrate [abs.]: International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments, 6th, Abstracts volume, p. 145.

Winters, W.J., Pecher, I.A., Dillon, W.P., and Mason, D.H., 2000, Comparison of physical properties of sediment containing natural and laboratory-formed gas hydrate and ice [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Reno, Nev., November 2000, v. 32, no. 7, p. A-102.

Winters, W.J., Pecher, I.A., Booth, J.S., Mason, D.H., and Dillon, W.P., 2000, Physical properties of sediment containing natural and laboratory-formed gas hydrate [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention Program, v. 9, A159 p.

Winters, W.J., Dallimore, S.R., Collett, T.S., Jenner, K.A., Katsube, J.T., Cranston, R.E., Wright, J.F., Nixon, F.M., and Uchida, T., 2000, Relation between gas hydrate and physical properties at the Mallik 2L-38 research well in the Mackenzie Delta, in Holder, G.D. and Bishnoi, P.R., eds., Gas Hydrates Challenges for the Future [abs.]: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v. 912, p. 94-100.

1999

Anton, C., Dillon, W.P., and Lee, M., 1999, Anomalous, nearly horizontal, seismic reflection at the Blake Ridge--Evidence for a gas trap crosses the base of gas hydrate stability [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, Spring Meeting, v. 80, no. 17-supplement, p. S342.

Clennell, M.B., Booth, J.S., and Winters, W.J., 1999, Gas hydrates in marine sediments--facts, models and conjecture [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, Spring Meeting, v. 80, no. 17, p. S332.

Cooper, A.K., Hart, P., and Twichell, D., 1999, Gulf of Mexico gas hydrates--a link to shallow flows and sea-floor stability [abs.]: International Conference on Gas Hydrates, 3rd, United Engineering Foundation, Program with Abstracts, Salt Lake City, July 1999.

Cooper, A.K., Hart, P., and Twichell, D., 1999, High-resolution seismic survey of potential gas hydrate deposits beneath the upper continental slope of the Northern Gulf of Mexico [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, v. 80, no. 46-supplement, p. 483.

Dillon, W.P., Taylor, M.H., Anton, C.H., and Booth, J.S., 1999, Formation of the Blake Ridge collapse structure, gas hydrates and challenges for the future [abs.]: Gas Hydrates Conference, 3rd International, Gas hydrates and Challenges for the Future, Program, United Engineering Foundation, Salt Lake City, Utah, unpaginated.

Dillon, W.P., Taylor, M.H., and Anton, C.H., 1999, Gas hydrate as a natural resource - Where are the sweet spots? [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention, 1999, v. 8, p. A33.

Pecher, I.A., Booth, J.S., and Winters, W.J., 1999, Gas hydrate distribution in sands--results from seismic laboratory studies [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, Spring Meeting, v. 80, supplement-17, p. 339.

Relle, M.R., and Booth, J.R., 1999, Criteria to determine the presence of gas hydrates throughout the geologic rock record [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, Spring Meeting, v. 80, no. 17, p. S341.

Sloan, E.D., Brewer, P.G., Collett, T.S., Dillon, W.P., Holbrook, W.S., Kvenvolden, K.A., and Paull, C.K., 1999, Future of gas hydrate research [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, v. 80, no. 22, p. 247.

Winters, W.J., Wright, J.F., Booth, J.S., Dallimore, S.R., Pecher, I.A., Mason, D.H., Relle, M.K., and Dillon, W.P., 1999, Laboratory tests of gas hydrates samples from the Mackenzie Delta [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, v. 80, no. 17, p. S338.

Winters, W.J., Katsube, J., Dallimore, S.R., Uchida, T., Jenner, K.A., Collett, T.S., Cranston, R., Wright, J.F., and Nixon, F.M., 1999, Physical and petrophysical properties of sediments and their relation to gas hydrate occurence, JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 Research Well, Mackenzie Delta, Canada [abs.]: International Conference on Gas Hydrates Program, 3rd, Session C, Park City, Utah, July 1999, unpaginated.

Winters, W.J., Dallimore, S.R., Collett, T.S., Katsube, J.T., Jenner, K.A., Cranston, R.E., Wright, J.F., Nixon, F.M., and Uchida, T., 1999, Physical properties of sediments from the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well, Mckenzie Delta, Canada [abs.]: Canada Geological Survey Bulletin 544, p. 95-100.

1998

Booth, J.S., Clennell, B., Pecher, I.A., Winters, W.J., Relle, M.K., and Dillon, W.P., 1998, Laboratory investigation of gas hydrate genesis in sediments--Modes of occurrence, volumes and growth patterns [abs.]: Gas Hydrates in Nature--Results from Geophysical and Geochemical Studies, European Geophysical Society, XXIII, General Assembly, Nice, France, Spring 1998, 452 p.

Dillon, W.P., 1998, Gas hydrate as a potential resource - What do we need to know? [abs.]: Japan National Oil Corporation-TRC, Methane Hydrate as a Resource in the near Future, Chiba City, Japan, October 1998, p. 393.

Winters, W.J., Booth, J.S., Dillon, W.P., and Commeau, R.F., 1998, GHASTLI - Gas Hydrate And Sediment Test Laboratory Instrument [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section, East Lansing, Mich., 1998.

Winters, W.J., Booth, J.S., Pecher, I.A., Mason, D.H., Dillon, W.P., and Clennell, M.B., 1998, Laboratory formation and testing of gas hydrates under simulated sub-sea-floor conditions [abs.]: Geoscience 98, Keele University, Keele, UK, April 1998.

Winters, W.J., Dallimore, S.R., Collett, T.S., Jenner, K.A., Cranston, R., Wright, J.F., Nixon, F.M., and Uchida, T., 1998, Physical properties of sediments and their relation to gas hydrate occurrence, JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 research well, MacKenzie Delta, Canada [abs.]: Japan National Oil Corporation, Methane Hydrates Symposium, Chiba City, Japan, October 1998, p. 385-388.

1997

Dillon, W.P., Holbrook, W.S., Drury, R.M., Gettrust, J., Hutchinson, D.R., Booth, J.S., and Taylor, M.H., 1997, Faulting of gas-hydrate-bearing marine sediments - contribution to permeability [abs.]: Offshore Technology Conference, Proceedings Volume, Houston, May 1997, Paper OTC 8296, p. 201-209.

Taylor, M., Dillon, W.P., Lee, M.W., Pecher, I., and Paull, C.K., 1997, Faulting architecture above a diapir in a gas hydrate zone and its contribution to gas migration [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, v. 78, no. 46-supplement, p. F343.

Winters, W.J., Booth, J.S., Mason, D.H., Pecher, I.A., Dillon, W.P., Davis, R.A., Relle, M., and Clennell, B., 1997, A laboratory system for creating and testing gas hydrates with sediment [abs.]: Gas Hydrates in Nature--Results from Geophysical and Geochemical Studies, European Geophyscial Society, XXIII General Assembly, Nice, France, p. 451.

1996

Booth, J.S., Winters, W.J., Dillon, W.P., Clennell, M.B., and Rowe, M.M., 1996, Gas hydrates not of the phase boundary--their origins and implications [abs.]: MASTER Workshop - Gas Hydrates--Relevance to World Margins Stability and Climatic Change, 1st, sponsored by the EC Marine Science and Techology Programme (MAST3) and the boards of European Marine and Polar Science (EMaPS), Abstract Book, Ghent, Belgium, p. 28-30.

Clennell, B., Hovland, M., and Booth, J.S., 1996, Natural gas hydrates in natural marine sediments [abs.]: MASTER Workshop - Gas Hydrates--Relevance to World Margins Stability and Climatic Change, 1st, Abstracts Book, Ghent, Belgium, p. 40.

Dillon, W.P., Drury, R.M., Danforth, W.W., Hutchinson, D.R., Booth, J.S., Gettrust, J.F., Rowe, M.M., and Taylor, M.H., 1996, Evidence for faulting related to dissociation of gas hydrate and release of methane off the southeastern United States [abs.]: MASTER Workshop - Gas Hydrates--Relevance to World Margins Stability and Climatic Change, 1st, sponsored by the EC Marine Science and Techology Programme (MAST3) and the boards of European Marine and Polar Science (EMaPS); Abstract Book, Ghent, Belgium, p. 28-30.

Dillon, W.P., Drury, R.M., Danforth, W.W., Hutchinson, D.R., Booth, J.S., Gettrust, J.F., and Rowe, M.M., 1996, Faults, gas hydrate, and methane release [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 28th annual meeting, Denver, Colo., October 1996, v. 28, no. 7, p. 118-119.

Dillon, W.P., Winters, W.J., Danforth, W.W., Hutchinson, D.R., Booth, J.S., Gettrust, J.F., and Rowe, M.M., 1996, Faults, gas hydrate, and methane release; Blake Ridge [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 28th annual meeting, Denver, Colo., October 1996, v. 28, no. 7, p. A118-A119.

Drury, R.M., Dillon, W.P., Danforth, W.W., and Lee, M., 1996, Distribution of gas hydrate on the Blake Ridge inferred from seismic data [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 28th Annual Meeting, Denver, Co., v. 28, no. 7, p. A118.

1995

Booth, J.S., Fischer, K.M., and Rowe, M.M., 1995, A database of offshore gas hydrate samples--summary and salient characteristics [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos Supplement, Spring Meeting, 1995, v. 76, no. 17, p. S164.

Clennell, M.B., Hovland, M., Lysne, D., and Booth, J.S., 1995, Role of capillary forces, coupled flows, and sediment-water depletion in the habitat of gas hydrate [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos (supplement), Spring Meeting, 1995, v. 76, no. 17, p. S164-S165.

Dillon, W.P., 1995, Distribution and controls on gas hydrate in the ocean floor environment [abs.]: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Program with Abstracts, Annual Meeting and Science Innovation Exposition, 1995, p. 32.

Dillon, W.P., and Kvenvolden, K.K., 1995, Gas Hydrate in sediments - largest methane reservoir on Earth? [abs.]: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Program with Abstracts, Annual Meeting and Science Innovation Exposition, 1995, p. S-29.

Dillon, W.P., Drury, R.M., D.F., C., and Lee, M.W., 1995, Geological factors that concentrate gas hydrate on a passive continental margin [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, v. 76, no. 17, p. 163-164.

Dillon, W.P., Drury, R.M., Coleman, D.F., and Lee, M.W., 1995, Hypotheses regarding geological factors that influence gas hydrate concentrations on a passive continental margin [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions.

Dillon, W.P., Fehlhaber, K.L., Lee, M.W., Booth, J.S., and Paull, C.K., 1991, Methane hydrate in sea floor sediments off the Southeastern U.S.; amounts and implications for climate change [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 26th Annual Meeting, Northeast Section and 40th Annual Meeting, Southeast Section, Baltimore, Md., v. 23, no. 1, p. 22. Drury, R.M., Dillon, W.P., Coleman, D.F., and Lee, M.W., 1995, Mapping gas hydrate volumes using amplitude blanking in seismic data in the vicinity of planned drillsites along ODP LEG 164, on the Blake Ridge [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, v. 76, no. 17, p. S163.

Hutchinson, D.R., Lee, M.W., Scholz, C.A., Golmshtok, A.J., and Johnson, A.H., 1995, Lake Baikal--gas hydrate character in a tectonically active rift lake [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, Supplement, Spring Meeting, April 1995, v. 76, no. 17, p. S163.

Rowe, M.M., Fischer, K.M., Gettrust, J.F., and Booth, J.S., 1995, Geophysical evidence for pathways of gas escape from submarine gas hydrates [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, Supplement, Spring Meeting, April 1995, v. 76, no. 17, p. S163.

Winters, W.J., Booth, J.S., Mason, D.H., Dillon, W.P., and Commeau, R.F., 1995, A Laboratory facility for forming and testing gas hydrates in marine sediment at in-situ conditions [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention, Official Program, Houston, 1995, v. 4, p. 105A-106A.

Winters, W.J., Booth, J.S., Mason, D.H., Commeau, R.F., and Dillon, W.P., 1995, Laboratory testing of gas hydrates in marine sediment [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, Supplement, Spring Meeting, April 1995, v. 76, no. 17, p. S165.

1994

Booth, J.S., Winters, W.J., and Dillon, W.P., 1994, Concentrated marine gas hydrate deposits--laboratory simulations seek explanations of their origin and methods of resource analysis [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologist, Eastern Section Meeting, East Lansing, Mich., 1994, p. 24.

Dillon, W.P., Lee, M.W., and Coleman, D.F., 1994, Identification of marine hydrates in situ and their distribution off the Atlantic coast of the United States, in E.D. Sloan, J.r, J. Happel, and M.A. Hnatow, eds., International Conference on Natural Gas Hydrates [abs.]: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Abstracts Volume #19.

Winters, W.P., Booth, J.S., Dillon, W.P., and Commeau, R.F., 1994, GHASTLI-- Gas Hydrate And Sediment Test Laboratory Instrument [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologist, Eastern Section Meeting, East Lansing, Mich., 1994, p. 42.

1993

Booth, J.S., Winters, W.J., and Dillon, W.P., 1993, The base of the gas hydrate zone; a perpetrator of geologic processes on continental margins [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, no. 6, p. A-181.

Booth, J.S., Winters, W.J., and Dillon, W.P., 1993, Slope failures and gas hydrates; preliminary analysis of associations on the U.S. Atlantic continental margin [abs.]: New York Academy of Sciences, International Conference on Natural Gas Hydrates, Abstracts Volume, p. 15.

Dillon, W.P., Lee, M.W., and Coleman, D.F., 1993, Controls on distribution of gas hydrate on the Atlantic continental margin of the United States [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 1993, v. 74, no. 43, Suppl., p. 370.

Dillon, W.P., 1993, Gas hydrate detection and mapping on the U.S. east coast [abs.], in Fuels Technology Contractors Review Meeting: Natural Gas Research and Development Contractors Review Meeting, U.S. Department of Energy, Office Science and Technology Publication, Department of Energy/Morgantown Energy Technology Center, Morgantown, W.Va., p. 12.

Dillon, W.P., Fehlhaber, K., and Lee, M.W., 1993, Gas hydrates - their distribution and significance in sea floor sediments of the U.S. Atlantic continental margin [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention Program, p. 92.

Dillon, W.P., Fehlhaber, K., and Lee, M.W., 1993, Gas hydrates; their distribution and significance in sea-floor sediments of the U.S. Atlantic margin [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention, New Orleans, April 1993, 92 p.

Hutchinson, D.R., Scholz, C.A., Moore, T.C., Lee, M.W., Colman, S.M., Klitgord, K.D., and Golmshtok, A.J., 1993, Seismic imaging of a gas hydrate layer in Lake Baikal, Siberia [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Boston, October 1993, v. 25, no. 6, p. 443.

W.P., D., Coleman, D.F., Booth, J.S., and Cattaneo, P.K., 1993, Influence of gas hydrates on the sedimentary structures of the Atlantic continental margin [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Boston, October 1993, v. 25, no. 6, p. 180-181.

Winters, W.J., Booth, J.S., Nielsen, R.R., Dillon, W.P., and Commeau, R.F., 1993, A seafloor simulating gas hydrate-sediment formation and test system [abs.]: International Conference on Gas Hydrates, Abstracts Volume, New York Academy of Sciences, p. 4.

1992

Dillon, W.P., and Fehlhaber, K.L., 1992, Controls on the emplacement and structure of gas hydrate in the sediments off the southeastern United States [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 23, no. 5, p. A439.

Dillon, W.P., Fehlhaber, K., Lee, M.W., and Hutchinson, D.R., 1992, Gas hydrates in deep ocean sediment off the southeastern United States [abs.]: Unconventional Hydrocarbon Sources, International Symposium, Problems of Exploration and Production, All-Russia Petroleum Scientific- Research Geological-Exploration Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, p. 61-62.

Dillon, W.P., 1992, Hydrate detection, in Agenda and Abstract, Natural Gas Research and Development Contractors Review Meeting [abs.]: U.S. Department of Energy, Office Science and Technology Publication, Morgantown Energy Technology Center, Morgantown, W. Va., #4.4.

Dillon, W.P., 1992, Studies of marine gas hydrates, in Southeast United States Coast Workshop Report, June 29-30, 1992, Charleston, S.C. [abs.]: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Ocean Program, p. 52-53.

1991

Dillon, W.P., Lee, M.W., Fehlhaber, K., and Hutchinson, D.R., 1991, Estimation of amounts of gas hydrate in marine sediments using amplitude reduction of seismic reflection [abs.]: Acoustical Society of America Meeting, v. 89, no. 4, p. 1853.

Dillon, W.P., Fehlhaber, K.L., Lee, M.W., Booth, J.S., and Paull, C.K., 1991, Methane hydrate in sea floor sediments off the Southeastern U.S.; amounts and implications for climate change [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 26th Annual Meeting, Northeast Section and 40th Annual Meeting, Southeast Section, Baltimore, Md., v. 23, no. 1, p. 22.

Max, M.D., Dillon, W.P., and Malone, R., 1991, National workshop on gas hydrate [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Eos, Transactions, v. 72, no. 44, p. 476/477.

1990

Dillon, W.P., Swift, B.A., and Booth, J.S., 1990, Mapping sub-seafloor reservoirs of a greenhouse gas; Methane clathrates [abs.]: International Symposium Marine Positioning, INSMAP '90, Marine Positioning into the 1990's, Program and Abstracts, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Florida, Miami, Fl., October 1990, p. 31.

1981

Anderson, R.C., Wise, R.A., and Dillon, W.P., 1981, Seismic investigation of gas hydrate reflectors, Blake Outer Ridge area off southeastern United States [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 65, p. 890.

Kvenvolden, K.A., and W.P., D., 1981, Natural gas hydrates of Blake Ridge region, Atlantic continental margin [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologist Bulletin, v. 65, p. 1665.

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