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Physical properties of sediments from the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well

W.J. Winters
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A 1150 m deep gas hydrate research well was drilled in the Canadian Arctic in February and March 1998 to investigate the interaction between the presence of gas hydrate and the natural conditions presented by the host sediments. Profiles of the following measured and derived properties are presented from that investigation: water content, sediment wet bulk density, grain size, porosity, gas hydrate quantity, and salinity. These data indicate that the greatest concentration of gas hydrate is located within sand and gravel deposits between 897 m and 922 m. American Society for Testing and Materials 1997: Standard test method for specific gravity of soil solids by gas pycnometer D 5550-94; in American Society for Testing and Materials, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, v. 04.09, Soil and Rock, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, p. 380-383.

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W.J. Winters. 1999. Physical properties of sediments from the JAPEX/JNOC/GSC Mallik 2L-38 gas hydrate research well. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70020916

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