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To: yard_man who wrote (161261)	4/21/2002 9:21:25 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 436258

my understanding is that the sediments of methane hydrates are not as stable as one would hope for as a mixture of methane gas and methane hydrates which makes it difficult to excavate with today's conventional procedures. Sudden release of methane gas lowers substantially the density of water which causes to substantial turbulence, which in turn could destroy excavation structures. From what I read methane hydrates and the instability they can produce, pose also structural dangers to presents rigs operating in the gulf of Mexico. but again I not an expert on the subject. What I did gather that there is minimal investment in R&D required to find an viable technological solution to excavate and use methane hydrates as a source of energy.