FRACTIONATION OF METHANE ISOTOPOLOGUES DURING GAS HYDRATE DISSOCIATION: EXAMPLE FROM A HIGH-SATURATION RESERVOIR IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
PHILLIPS, Stephen1, FORMOLO, Michael J.2, WANG, David T.3, XIE, Hao4, BECKER, Stephen P.2 and EILER, John M.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions, Spring, TX 77389, (3)Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Ltd., Georgetown, Guyana, (4)California Institute of Technology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Pasadena, CA 91125