Abstract
NGH is essentially a modern hydrocarbon mineral deposit in which existing NGH concentrations are in thermodynamic equilibrium with their surroundings. The objective of NGH petroleum system analysis is the same as it is for conventional petroleum system analysis, that is, to provide a methodology for hydrocarbon concentrations and to identify potentially commercially producible sources of natural gas. NGH concentrations reflect the convergence of a number of existing conditions rather than a succession of geological conditions, the timing of which were critical to the formation of conventional gas and petroleum deposits. The elements of the NGH petroleum system consist of: (1) Sufficient gas flux, (2) Migration pathways from subjacent sources toward the seafloor, (3) High-grade host reservoir sediments, (5) Suitably thick GHSZ. A number of parameters of conventional petroleum system analysis are not necessary for analysis of the NGH system. These include the long-term history of the basin, thermal history of sediments, multiple petroleum systems in a basin, and detailed stratigraphic analysis much below the present GHSZ.
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Max, M.D., Johnson, A.H., Dillon, W.P. (2013). Elements of the NGH Petroleum System. In: Natural Gas Hydrate - Arctic Ocean Deepwater Resource Potential. SpringerBriefs in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02508-7_5
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