energy exploration

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Finding fire and ice: Modeling the probability of methane hydrate deposits on the seafloor

March 17, 2021 • RALEIGH, N.C. — Methane hydrate, an ice-like material made of compressed natural gas, burns when lit and can be found in some regions of the seafloor and in Arctic permafrost. Thought to be the world’s largest source of natural gas, methane hydrate is a potential fuel source, and if it...

Categories: Climate Change, Energy / Environment / Water

Topics: climate change, computer modeling and simulation, energy exploration, geoscience modeling, machine learning, methane, methane hydrate, naval research laboratory, uncertainty quantification

Sandia National Laboratories researchers used advanced computer models to predict the likelihood of finding methane hydrate, an ice-like material made of compressed natural gas that burns when lit.

Catching energy-exploration caused earthquakes before they happen

March 10, 2021 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Geoscientists at Sandia National Laboratories used 3D-printed rocks and an advanced, large-scale computer model of past earthquakes to understand and prevent earthquakes triggered by energy exploration. Injecting water underground after unconventional oil and gas extraction, commonly known as fracking, geothermal energy stimulation and carbon dioxide sequestration all...

Categories: Energy / Environment / Water, Science / Technology / Engineering

Topics: 3-D printing, earthquakes, energy exploration, Geoscience, geoscience modeling, induced seismicity