Gas Hydrates
Testing Methane's Potential On Alaska's North SlopeField experiments this winter into methane hydrates on Alaska's North Slope could determine whether the resource will become the shale gas of the next generation.
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 Gas hydrates, which are accumulations of methane (natural gas) trapped in ice-like structures with water, represent an immense energy resource underlying large portions of the world’s marine continental shelves and Arctic continental areas. The USGS is participating in several international consortia of research, industry, and academic institutions. The USGS also has ongoing cooperative research efforts with the BLM, MMS, the State of Alaska, the Department of Energy, industry, and Native Alaskan corporations to further the understanding of gas hydrate endowment and recoverability from Alaska’s North Slope USGS Gas Hydrates Research Highlights:
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