S. 1418, the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 1998: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, September 15, 1998, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - 257 pages |
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Page 15 - CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic...
Page 81 - Born in 1927, James D. Watkins graduated from the United States Naval Academy (1949), received his Master's degree in mechanical engineering (1958), and completed a reactor engineering course at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He became the twentysecond Chief of Naval Operations as selected by President Ronald Reagan in 1982. His tours as a flag officer included Chief of Naval Personnel, Commander of the Sixth Fleet, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet....
Page 80 - Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Science and Technology Policy jointly emphasized the administration's policy that even under stringent planning ceilings, long-term defense needs must receive priority consideration.
Page 9 - Act and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with amendments and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
Page 105 - ... (Global Carbon Cycle). • Develop an understanding of the hydrates system in near-seafloor sediments and sedimentary processes, including sediment mass movement and methane release so that safe, standardized procedures for hydrocarbon production and ocean engineering can be assured...
Page 101 - Determine the location, sedimentary relationships, and physical characteristics of methane hydrate resources to assess their potential as a domestic and global fuel resource (Resource Characterization). • Develop the knowledge and technology necessary for commercial production of methane from oceanic and permafrost hydrate systems by 2015 (Production). • Develop an understanding of the dynamics and distribution of oceanic and permafrost methane hydrate systems sufficient...
Page 40 - Despite the enormous range of these estimates, gas hydrates seem to be a much greater resource of natural gas than conventional accumulations. Even though gas hydrates are known to occur in numerous marine and Arctic settings, little is known about the geologic controls on their distribution. The presence of gas hydrates in offshore continental margins has been inferred mainly from anomalous seismic reflectors that coincide with the base of the gas-hydrate stability zone. This reflector is commonly...
Page 15 - Record for the advice of the Senate. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill S.
Page 28 - The huge range in estimates of hydrate volume underscores the lack of detailed understanding of the location, volume, physical character, and formation mechanisms of hydrate deposits in the United States and the world. Program Goal: Determine the location and sedimentary relationships of methane hydrate resources to assess their potential as a domestic and global fuel resource. 2) How to Produce the Resource? Research Needs: In only one documented instance (and this is debated), there appears to...
Page 24 - States to range from 1 1 2,000 trillion cubic feet to 676,000 trillion cubic feet, with a mean value of 320,000 trillion cubic feet of gas. Subsequent refinements of the data in 1997 using information from the Ocean Drilling Program have suggested that the mean should be adjusted slightly downward, to around 200,000 trillion cubic feet -- still larger by several orders of magnitude than previously thought and dwarfing the estimated 1,400 trillion cubic feet of conventional recovered gas resources...