Subject Code: ES6L109	Subject Name: Natural Gas Hydrates: Energy potential and Environment	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Pre-requisite:
Introduction to gas hydrates; Importance of gas hydrates; Various hydrate structures; Hydrate formation conditions; Clathrates; Origin of the methane in clathrates; Experimental techniques in determining the hydrate stability zone; Sample preparation; Predictive techniques; Case histories; Challenges in natural gas hydrate exploration; Environmental impact of gas hydrate; Clathrates of agents as climate change; Potential natural gas hydrates resources in India; Challenges in natural gas hydrate research. Text/Reference Books: Giavarini, Carlo and Hester, Keith, Gas Hydrates: Immense Energy Potential and Environmental Challenges, Springer Thakur, N. K. and S. Rajput. Exploration of Gas Hydrates, Springer. Sawhney, G.S., Non-Conventional Energy Resources, PHI Learning Private Limited. Collett, T., A. Johnson, C. Knapp, R. Boswell, Natural Gas Hydrates Energy Resource Potential and Associated Geologic Hazards, American Association of Petroleum Geologists.