Evidence of natural gas hydrate in Kunlun Pass basin, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

The possible occurrence of natural gas hydrate in permafrost of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has significant potential impact on energy resources, climate change and the environment. New data from a scientific drilling project in the Kunlun Pass basin indicates the presence of natural gas hydrate in permafrost on the plateau at Kunlun Pass, Qinghai Province, China. A full suite of petrophysical logs was run in the borehole, and gas geochemistry was...