| Abbreviation | 第9-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| Abstract | 第14-16页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第17-33页 |
| 1. Main contextual elements of gas hydrates | 第17-23页 |
| 1.1. Sites and quantities in the world | 第17-18页 |
| 1.2. Quantity and location of gas hydrate in china | 第18-20页 |
| 1.3. Potential future role in the energy field | 第20-22页 |
| 1.4. Environmental Considerations for the Planet | 第22-23页 |
| 2. The production of natural gas from gas hydrate | 第23-30页 |
| 2.1. Generating natural gas from gas hydrate | 第23-27页 |
| 2.2. The hydrate production tests | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3. The economic dimension of gas hydrate production | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4. Gas transport infrastructure | 第29页 |
| 2.5. Security of supply and economic development | 第29-30页 |
| 2.6. Safety considerations for gas hydrate operations | 第30页 |
| 3. Considerations | 第30-33页 |
| 3.1. Environmental considerations | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2. Competency considerations | 第31页 |
| 3.3. Community impact considerations | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER 2 OVERVIEW OF GAS HYDRATES-KEY CONTEXTUALFLEMENTS | 第33-55页 |
| 1. Basic knowledge of gas hydrate-Introductory remarks on the nature andformation of gas hydrates | 第34-38页 |
| 2. Hydrate stability zone | 第38-44页 |
| 2.1. Regions of permafrost | 第40-41页 |
| 2.2. Deepwater environments | 第41-42页 |
| 2.3. Formation of gas hydrates | 第42-43页 |
| 2.4. Deepwater gas hydrate | 第43-44页 |
| 2.5. Gas hydrate on Earth in the Arctic | 第44页 |
| 3. Potential role in the future in the energy field | 第44-46页 |
| 4. Environmental considerations for the planet | 第46-48页 |
| 5. International gas hydrate research | 第48-55页 |
| 5.1. Highlights of National Programs on Gas Hydrates | 第48-55页 |
| CHAPTER 3 TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR THE EXPLORATION OFGAS HYDRATE | 第55-68页 |
| 1. Estimated quantities of gas hydrate | 第55-60页 |
| 1.1. Global estimates | 第55-58页 |
| 1.2. Estimated quantities in China | 第58-60页 |
| 2. Techniques and methods for the exploration of gas hydrate | 第60-68页 |
| 2.1. Geological tools and methods | 第60-61页 |
| 2.2. Core drilling techniques and core analysis for gas hydrate reservoirs | 第61-62页 |
| 2.3. Geophysical tools and methods | 第62-66页 |
| 2.4. Logging techniques | 第66页 |
| 2.5. Laboratory tools | 第66-68页 |
| CHAPTER 4TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OFNATURAL GAS FROM GAS HYDRATE | 第68-90页 |
| 1. Produce natural gas from gas hydrate | 第68-78页 |
| 1.1. Potential methods of production | 第70-74页 |
| 1.2. Productivity with underlying free gas | 第74-76页 |
| 1.3. Productivity with underlying free water | 第76页 |
| 1.4. Productivity without underlying fluid二 | 第76-77页 |
| 1.5. Factors influencing deliverability | 第77-78页 |
| 2. The economic dimension of gas hydrate production | 第78-81页 |
| 2.1. Gas transport infrastructure | 第79-80页 |
| 2.2. Price and producibility of gas hydrate | 第80-81页 |
| 3. Safety Considerations for Drilling and Exploitation of Gas Hydrate | 第81-90页 |
| 3.1. Arctic environment | 第83-86页 |
| 3.2. Marine environment | 第86-87页 |
| 3.3. Exploitation of the gas hydrate | 第87-90页 |
| CHAPTER 5 ENVIRONMENTAL, SKILLS AND COMMUNITIESCONSIDERATIONS | 第90-105页 |
| 1. Environmental considerations | 第90-99页 |
| 1.1. Global Climate Change Considerations | 第90-94页 |
| 1.2. CO_2 capture in gas hydrate | 第94-95页 |
| 1.3. Other environmental considerations | 第95-97页 |
| 1.4. Environmental considerations specific to gas hydrate | 第97-99页 |
| 2. Skills considerations | 第99-100页 |
| 3. Community Impact Considerations | 第100-105页 |
| 3.1. Resource Development in Fragile Communities | 第100-101页 |
| 3.2. Issues raised about coastal regions | 第101-103页 |
| 3.3. Guidelines for impact assessment | 第103-105页 |
| CHAPTER 6 OUTLOOK FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF GAS HYDRATESOURCES IN CHINA | 第105-114页 |
| 1. Main strengths and opportunities in China | 第105-106页 |
| 2. Weaknesses and difficulties | 第106-108页 |
| 3. Comparisons between China and other countries | 第108-109页 |
| 4. Three general approaches for the future | 第109-111页 |
| 5. Actions China could take | 第111-114页 |
| REFERENCES | 第114-123页 |
| ACKNOWELGEMENTS | 第123页 |
