Gas hydrates are solid crystalline compounds of water and methane that are similar to snowthey form in and block gas wells and lines and cause fouling of heat exchangers when the gas is cooled. This new book addresses methods of hydrate removal, and most importantly, prevention of hydrate build-up. Readers will find information specific to hydrate formation in gas that includes: conditions and area of hydrate formation; locating the hydrate-carrying rock; estimating gas amounts in gas hydrate deposits; the role of natural gas hydrates in global changes; the physical principles and models of gas hydrate deposit development; results of the Messoyakhi gas hydrate field development; and hydrates in space. New topics of using hydrate properties for new technologies and production of gas from natural gas hydrate deposits are also discussed.
