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Indian National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 01 Report Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5054 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Indian National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 01 Report Mumbai, India to Chennai, India Sites NGHP-01-01 through NGHP-01-21 April 28, 2006–August 19, 2006 Volume Authorship By T. Collett, M. Riedel, J. Cochran, R. Boswell, J. Presley, P. Kumar, A. Sathe, A. Sethi, M. Lall, and the NGHP Expedition Scientists Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5054 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior SALLY JEWELL, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Suzette M. Kimball, Acting Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2015 For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment, visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1–888–ASK–USGS. 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ISSN 2328-0328 (online) iii NGHP Expedition 01 Participating Organizations Binghamton University Colorado School of Mines Directorate General of Hydrocarbons Fugro-McClelland, Inc. GAIL India Ltd. Geological Survey of Canada Geotek Ltd. Idaho National Laboratory Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory McGill University National Energy Technology Laboratory National Institute of Oceanography National Institute of Ocean Technology Ocean Drilling Limited Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. OIL India Ltd. Oregon State University Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Reliance Industries Ltd. Schlumberger Technical University of Berlin Texas A&M University University of California, San Diego University of Cardiff University of New Hampshire Universität Bremen University of Rhode Island U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Geological Survey U.S. National Science Foundation Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Indian NGHP Expedition 01 Science Party iv Expedition 01 Scientists Timothy S. Collett Arun Vasant Sathe Expedition Project Manager/Co-Chief Scientist Indian Co-Chief Scientist U.S. Geological Survey KDMIPE, ONGC Energy Resources Program Dehra Dun 248001 Denver Federal Center India Box 25046, MS 939 [email protected] Phone: +91 1352755871 Denver, Colo. 80225 Fax: +91 135 2755265 USA [email protected] Arun Kumar Sethi Phone: (303) 236-5731 Indian Co-Chief Scientist Fax: (303) 236-0459 A 103 Abhyant Apartments Vasundhara Enclave Michael Riedel Delhi 110096 Co-Chief Scientist India Natural Resources Canada Pushpendra Kumar 9860 West Saanich Rd. Indian Co-Chief Scientist PO Box 600 Institute of Engineering & Ocean Sidney, British Columbia Technology (IEOT) Canada Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) V8L 4B2 Panvel, Navi Mumbai - 410221 [email protected] India Phone: 250-363-6422 [email protected] Fax: 250-363-6565 Phone: +91 22 27454453 Fax: +91 22 27453692 James Cochran Co-Chief Scientist Warren Agena Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Physical Properties Specialist Columbia University U.S. Geological Survey PO Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Energy Resources Program Palisades, N.Y. 10964 Denver Federal Center USA Box 25046, MS 939 [email protected] Denver, Colo. 80225 USA Ray Boswell [email protected] Co-Chief Scientist Phone: (303) 236-5751 National Energy Technology Laboratory Fax: (303) 236-0459 3610 Collins Ferry Road Edwin Baars P.O. Box 880, M/S 102 Pressure Coring Specialist Morgantown, W. Va. 26507 Fugro Engineers B.V. USA PO Box 250 [email protected] 2260 AG Phone: (304) 285-4541 Leidschendam Fax: (304) 285-4216 The Netherlands v Roeland Baas Janine Fraschetti Pressure Coring Specialist Sedimentologist Fugro Engineers B.V. University of New Hampshire PO Box 250 Department of Earth Sciences 2260 AG 56 College Road, James Hall Leidschendam Durham, N.H. 03824 USA The Netherlands [email protected] Ann Cook Phone: (603) 862-4080 Logging Specialist, LDEO Fax: (603) 862-2649 Borehole Research Group Liviu Giosan Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Sedimentologist Columbia University Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute 61 Rt. 9W 360 Woods Hole Road, MS #22 Palisades, N.Y. 10964 Woods Hole, Mass. 02543 USA USA [email protected] [email protected] Phone: (845) 365-8796 Phone: (508) 289-2257 Fax: (845) 365-8365 Gilles Guèrin Taro Coraspe Nakai Logging Staff Scientist Pressure Coring Specialist Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Fugro McClelland Marine Geosciences Columbia University Borehole Research Group 6100 Hillcroft, Suite 400 PO Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Houston, Tex. 77081 Palisades, N.Y. 10964 USA USA [email protected] [email protected] Phone: (713) 369-5600 Phone: (845) 365-8671 Martijn de Wit Fax: (845) 365-3182 Pressure Coring Specialist Alexandra Hangsterfer Fugro Engineers B.V. Inorganic Geochemist PO Box 250 Scripps Institution of Oceanography 2260 AG University of California, San Diego Leidschendam 9500 Gilman Drive The Netherlands La Jolla, Calif. 92093-0208 USA Matthew Druce Pressure Coring Specialist Melanie Holland GEOTEK Pressure Coring Specialist GEOTEK 3 Faraday Close 3 Faraday Close Drayton Fields Drayton Fields Daventry Daventry Northants Northants NN11 8RD NN11 8RD United Kingdom United Kingdom [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +44 1327 311 555 Phone: (44) 1327 311666 Fax: +44 1327 311 666 Fax: (44) 1327 311555 vi Gary D. Humphrey Arvid Kramer Pressure Coring Specialist Pressure Coring Specialist Fugro McClleland Marine Geosciences Fugro Engineers B.V. 6100 Hillcroft PO Box 250 Houston, Tex. 77081 2260 AG USA Leidschendam [email protected] The Netherlands Phone: (713) 369-5579 Herald Lamers Fax: (713) 369-5570 Pressure Coring Specialist Glendon B. Hunsinger Fugro Engineers B.V. Organic Geochemist PO Box 250 Binghamton University 2260 AG Department of Geological Sciences Leidschendam Science 1 The Netherlands POB 6000 Philip E. Long Binghamton, N.Y. 13902 Physical Properties Specialist: IR Imaging USA Environmental Technology Division [email protected] Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Phone: (607) 777-2264 790 6th Street/ ETB Room 1223 Fax: (607) 777-2288 Richland, Wash. 99354 USA Joel E. Johnson [email protected] Sedimentologist Phone: (509) 372-6090 University of New Hampshire Fax: (509) 372-6089 Department of Earth Sciences 56 College Road, James Hall Tom Lorenson Durham, N.H. 03824 Organic Geochemist USA U.S. Geological Survey [email protected] Coastal and Marine Geology Team Phone: (603) 862-4080 345 Middlefield Road, MS-999 Fax: (603) 862-2649 Menlo Park, Calif. 94025 USA Woodong Jung [email protected] Organic Geochemist Phone: (650) 329-4186 Geochemical & Environmental Research Fax: (650) 329-5441 Group (GERG) Alberto Malinverno Texas A&M University Logging Staff Scientist 833 Graham Road Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory College Station, Tex. 77845 Columbia University USA 61 Route 9W [email protected] Palisades, N.Y. 10964 Phone: (979) 862-2323 USA Fax: (979) 862-2361 [email protected] Miriam Kastner Phone: (845) 365-8577 Inorganic Geochemist Fax: (845) 365-3182 Scripps Institution of Oceanography Stefan Mrozewski University of California, San Diego Logging Specialist, LDEO 9500 Gilman Drive Borehole Research Group La Jolla, Calif. 92093-0212 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory USA Columbia University [email protected] 61 Rt. 9W Phone: (858) 534-2065 Palisades, N.Y. 10964 Fax: (858) 822-4945 USA vii George Olive Martin Rothfuss Physical Properties Specialist Pressure Coring Specialist Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Fugro Engineers B.V. Columbia University PO Box 250 PO Box 1000, 61 Route 9W 2260 AG Palisades, N.Y. 10964 Leidschendam USA The Netherlands [email protected] Golam M. Sarker Pedro Enrique Regino Logging Staff Scientist Pressure Coring Specialist Borehole Research Group Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Fugro McClelland Marine Geosciences 61 Route 9W 6100 Hillcroft, Suite 400 Palisades, N.Y. 10964 Houston, Tex. 77081 USA USA [email protected] [email protected] Phone: (845) 365-3182 Phone: (713) 369-5600 Fax: (845)-365-8365 Fax: (713) 369-5570 H. Todd Schaef John Roberts Physical Properties Specialist: IR Imaging Pressure Coring Specialist Pacific Northwest National Laboratory GEOTEK 902 Battelle Boulevard 3 Faraday Close P.O. Box 999 Drayton Fields Richland, Wash. 99352 Daventry USA Northants [email protected] NN11 8RD Phone: (509) 376-5368 United Kingdom Fax: (509) 373-9949 [email protected] Peter Schultheiss Phone: +44 1327 311 555 Pressure Coring Specialist Fax: +44 1327 311 666 GEOTEK Gretchen Robertson 3 Faraday Close Inorganic Geochemist Drayton Fields Scripps Institution of Oceanography Daventry University of California, San Diego Northants NN11 8RD 9500