PROPERTY

1.

Density

2.

Energy Density

3.

Formation Enthalpy

4.

Pressure Heat Capacity

Hydrate
0.9g/cm 3
184,000 btu/ft3

54 Kj/mol

257 kJ/mol

5. Thermal conductivity of Hydrate

Mixture

2.2-2.8 W/m- deg K

6.

0.05-0.4 w/m- deg K

Conductivity

7.

Acoustic Velocity
Vp ( km/sec)
Transit time ( sec/ft)
Velocity Ratio VP / VS At 272 K
8. Resistivity
( -m apparent )

3.6
92
1.95
150

9. dielectric constant at 273 deg. K

58

10. NMR rigid lattice 2nd moment of H2O

Protons ( G2)
11. Water molecule reorientation time at
273 deg.
K ( sec)
12. Diffusional jump time of water
molecules
at 273 deg. K
13. Isothermal Youngs Modulus at 268
deg. K
at 109 K.
14. Poissons ratio

15. Bulk Modulus ( 272 deg. K)

33 ( 31-35)

10

>200

8.4

0.33

5.6

16. Shear Modulus ( 272 deg. K)

2.4

17. Bulk Density ( gm/cm3)

0.912

18. Adiabatic bulk compressibility at 273

deg. K at
10-11 Pa
19. Thermal Conductivity at 263 deg. K
( W/m-K)

14

20. Heat of Fusion ( KJ/ mol)

54( measured)
57( calculated)

0.49 +/- 0.02

21. General composition

( Potential Hydrate Stability Zone)

Methane : 98%
Ethane
: 1.5 %
Propane : 0.5 %

22. Methanogenesis:
temperature
For oceanic sediments
For Permafrost regions

4-55 deg. C (optimum 35

deg. C)
up to 110 deg. C
near freezing point
temperature

23. Salinity Level

4.4M NaCl

24. pH range

Properties
1.

Cavity

2. Cavity/ unit
cell

6-8

Structure 1
Small
Large
2
6

Structure
2
Small
Large
16

Structure H
Small
Large
3
1

3. Average
cavity
radius (nm)

0.395
0.433

0.391
0.473

0.391
0.571

4. Coordination
Number
5. Water
molecules
per unit cell

20
24

20
28

20
36

46

136

Medium
2

0.406

20
34

6. Lattice type

Cubic

7. Unit cell
parameters,
nm
8. Density, kg/
m3

a= 1.2

FaceCentred
Cubic
a= 1.7

Hexagonal

a= 1.21 ; c =
1.01

912

940

1952