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Appendix H: Letters from the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee (2001 and 2002) to DOE Secretary Spencer Abraham
Appendix H: Letters from the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee (2001 and 2002) to DOE Secretary Spencer Abraham
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Appendix H Letters from the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee (2001 and 2002) to Department of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham 177
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Secretary, In accordance with the provisions of the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000, a Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee was created earlier this year to advise you on a number of issues involving methane hydrate. The Committee had its initial meeting on May 17 and 18, 2001.
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The committee reviewed the current status of methane hydrate research in the United States and abroad in light of the objectives laid out in the Multi-Year R&D Program Plan. The following items are a summary of the committee's discussions and observations: · The most recent U.S.
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Capabilities and interest, including industry cost sharing, exist to support higher, more appropriate funding to evaluate this potentially valuable resource. The Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 required of the advisory committee that a report be generated by May, 2002, on the anticipated impact on global climate change from methane hydrate formation, methane hydrate degassing, and the consumption of natural gas produced from methane hydrates.
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APPENDIX H 181 Attachment 1 Membership of the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee Peter Brewer Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Richard Charter Environmental Defense Gerald Holder University of Pittsburgh Stephen Holditch Schlumberger Technology Corp. Arthur Johnson Chevron USA Production Company Miriam Kastner Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Lorie Langley Oak Ridge National Laboratory William Parrish Phillips Petroleum Company Harry Roberts Louisiana State University Carolyn Ruppel Georgia Institute of Technology Sabrina Watkins Conoco Inc.
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· The estimates of methane hydrate abundance vary considerably. However, even the low volume estimates dwarf the volume of conventional methane in the United States.
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A better understanding of methane hydrate deposits is needed before the commercial potential of methane hydrate production can be determined for the United States. · Methane hydrates may form barriers to permeability that could create stratigraphic traps for conventional gas production.
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Given that methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and that hydrates are an enormous global reservoir for methane, additional studies on this issue should be a high priority. The committee recommends that such studies view hydrate as part of the broader cycle of methane between sediment, ocean, and atmosphere.
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While no adverse effects of hydrate disassociation have been documented, the long term impact of offshore operations on hydrate-bearing sediment is not fully understood. · While the commercial development of methane hydrate in the United States will be focused on the Arctic and Gulf of Mexico, methane hydrates are also abundant on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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While the Committee considers drilling and coring of hydrate-bearing sediments to be of critical importance to the success of the program, these activities are expensive and the funding levels currently proposed for the program are insufficient to include drill ling, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico. · The opportunities and issues related to methane hydrates are deemed sufficiently valid that gas hydrate programs are currently being conducted at several Federal agencies, including the U.S.
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· DOE participation in foreign methane hydrate operations has been a cost-effective means of obtaining valuable information. Continued collaboration is strongly encouraged.
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This letter summarizes the Committee's discussions and provides you with its best judgment for sustaining and improving this important area of knowledge. In addition, the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 required that the Committee prepare a report assessing the potential impact on global climate change from methane hydrate formation, methane hydrate degassing, and consumption of natural gas produced from methane hydrates.
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Johnson, Chair Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
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190 APPENDIX H Attachment Membership of the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee Peter Brewer Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Richard Charter Environmental Defense Gerald Holder University of Pittsburgh Stephen Holditch Schlumberger Technology Corp. Arthur Johnson Hydrate Energy International Miriam Kastner Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego Devinder Mahajan Brookhaven National Laboratory William Parrish ConocoPhillips Harry Roberts Louisiana State University Carolyn Ruppel Georgia Institute of Technology Sabrina Watkins ConocoPhillips
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