New research at The University of Texas at Austin shows that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ice deposits buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico could unlock vast natural gas energy resources while helping fight climate change by trapping the carbon dioxide underground. The study, published May 26 in the journal Water Resources Research,… Continue Reading UT Study Shows How To Produce Natural Gas While Storing Carbon Dioxide
News from the GOM² project and related methane hydrates research at UT.
Land Test: Pressure Core Tool with Ball, Salt Lake City, Utah
In May 2019, UT partnered with Geotek Coring to conduct land tests of the Pressure Core Tool with Ball (PCTB), the device used to recover pressurized methane hydrate cores from the Gulf of Mexico. Testing took place at a special facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. See a photo album of the testing…
Fueling the Future
A group of Jackson School scientists and students embark on a high-stakes research mission. Written and published by UT Jackson School of Geosciences…
GOM^2 Blog Entry 6: What To Do With The Samples
What a difference a couple of days make: Wednesday, we were wondering what was going so wrong, Thursday, we stopped to breathe and regroup. Friday, we were elated to get a couple of good pressure cores in a row. Saturday, we wondered what on earth we would do with all the pressurized hydrate core we’re… Continue Reading GOM^2 Blog Entry 6: What To Do With The Samples
GOM^2 Blog Entry 5: Punched in the Mouth
“Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth.” -Mike Tyson This past week, we got punched in the mouth. Heading into this expedition, I had expectations somewhere between optimistic and unrealistic. We came out here with the ability to bring back 20 pressure cores. Somewhere along the way I convinced myself that… Continue Reading GOM^2 Blog Entry 5: Punched in the Mouth