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Description / Table of Contents: 1. Proposing a Patent Information Approach for Identifying Technological Trends in the Brazilian Upstream Oil and Gas Industry / By Gabriel Cavalheiro, Mariana Brandao and Saulo Rocha --- 2. Intelligent Drilling and Coring Technologies for Unmanned Interplanetary Exploration / By Junyue Tang, Qiquan Quan, Shengyuan Jiang, Jieneng Liang and Zongquan Deng --- 3. Making the Connection for Well Control on Floaters: Evolving Design Rationales for BOP Control Systems / By Paul A. Potter --- 4. Bio-Based Oil Drilling Fluid Improvements through Carbon- Based Nanoparticle Additives / By Yee Ho Chai, Suzana Yusup, Vui Soon Chok and Sonny Irawan --- 5. Solid Control System for Maximizing Drilling / By Sonny Irawan and Imros B. Kinif --- 6. Rate of Penetration Prediction Utilizing Hydromechanical Specific Energy / By Omogbolahan Ahmed, Ahmed Adeniran and Ariffin Samsuri --- 7. Drilling Performance Optimization Based on Mechanical Specific Energy Technologies / By Xuyue Chen, Jin Yang and Deli Gao --- 8. New Development of Air and Gas Drilling Technology / By Jun Li, Yulong Yang, Boyun Guo and Gonghui Liu

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction and Overviews --- J.-P. Henriet and J. Mienert: Gas Hydrates: the Gent debates. Outlook on research horizons and strategies / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:1-8, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.01 --- K. A. Kvenvolden: A primer on the geological occurrence of gas hydrate / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:9-30, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.02 --- E. D. Sloan, Jr: Physical/chemical properties of gas hydrates and application to world margin stability and climatic change / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:31-50, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.03 --- Analysis and Modelling of Hydrate Formation --- G. D. Ginsburg: Gas hydrate accumulation in deep-water marine sediments / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:51-62, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.04 --- A. W. Rempel and B. A. Buffett: Mathematical models of gas hydrate accumulation / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:63-74, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.05 --- R. J. Bakker: Improvements in clathrate modelling II: the H2O-CO2-CH4-N2-C2H6 fluid system / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:75-105, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.06 --- H. Lu and R. Matsumoto: Synthesis of CO2 hydrate in various CH3CO2Na/CH3CO2H pH buffer solutions / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:107-111, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.07 --- Exploration Strategy and Reservoir Evaluation Methodology --- J. S. Booth, W. J. Winters, W. P. Dillon, M. B. Clennell, and M. M. Rowe: Major occurrences and reservoir concepts of marine clathrate hydrates: implications of field evidence / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:113-127, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.08 --- D. Goldberg and S. Saito: Detection of gas hydrates using downhole logs / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:129-132, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.09 --- J. W. Hobro, T. A. Minshull, and S. C. Singh: Tomographic seismic studies of the methane hydrate stability zone in the Cascadia Margin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:133-140, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.10 --- U. Tinivella, E. Lodolo, A. Camerlenghi, and G. Boehm: Seismic tomography study of a bottom simulating reflector off the South Shetland Islands (Antarctica) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:141-151, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.11 --- Worldwide Gas Hydrate Occurrences and Regional Case Studies --- C. K. Paull, W. S. Borowski, and N. M. Rodriguez: Marine gas hydrate inventory: preliminary results of ODP Leg 164 and implications for gas venting and slumping associated with the Blake Ridge gas hydrate field / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:153-160, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.12 --- R. Thiéry, R. Bakker, and C. Monnin: Geochemistry of gas hydrates and associated fluids in the sediments of a passive continental margin. Preliminary results of the ODP Leg 164 on the Blake Outer Ridge / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:161-165, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.13 --- G. J. De Lange and H.-J. Brumsack: The occurrence of gas hydrates in Eastern Mediterranean mud dome structures as indicated by pore-water composition / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:167-175, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.14 --- J. M. Woodside, M. K. Ivanov, and A. F. Limonov: Shallow gas and gas hydrates in the Anaximander Mountains region, eastern Mediterranean Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:177-193, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.15 --- M. K. Ivanov, A. F. Limonov, and J. M. Woodside: Extensive deep fluid flux through the sea floor on the Crimean continental margin (Black Sea) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:195-213, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.16 --- S. V. Bouriak and A. M. Akhmetjanov: Origin of gas hydrate accumulations on the continental slope of the Crimea from geophysical studies / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:215-222, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.17 --- D. Long, S. Lammers, and P. Linke: Possible hydrate mounds within large sea-floor craters in the Barents Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:223-237, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.18 --- M. Veerayya, S. M. Karisiddaiah, K. H. Vora, B. G. Wagle, and F. Almeida: Detection of gas-charged sediments and gas hydrate horizons along the western continental margin of India / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:239-253, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.19 --- S. Neben, K. Hinz, and H. Beiersdorf: Reflection characteristics, depth and geographical distribution of bottom simulating reflectors within the accretionary wedge of Sulawesi / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:255-265, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.20 --- G. Delisle, H. Beiersdorf, S. Neben, and D. Steinmann: The geothermal field of the North Sulawesi accretionary wedge and a model on BSR migration in unstable depositional environments / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:267-274, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.21 --- Relevance to Margin Stability and Climatic Change --- J. Mienert, J. Posewang, and M. Baumann: Gas hydrates along the northeastern Atlantic margin: possible hydrate-bound margin instabilities and possible release of methane / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:275-291, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.22 --- W. P. Dillon, W. W. Danforth, D. R. Hutchinson, R. M. Drury, M. H. Taylor, and J. S. Booth: Evidence for faulting related to dissociation of gas hydrate and release of methane off the southeastern United States / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:293-302, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.23 --- B. U. Haq: Natural gas hydrates: searching for the long-term climatic and slope-stability records / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:303-318, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.24 --- R. B. Thorpe, J. A. Pyle, and E.G. Nisbet: What does the ice-core record imply concerning the maximum climatic impact of possible gas hydrate release at Termination 1A? / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:319-326, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.25 --- D. Raynaud, J. Chappellaz, and T. Blünier: Ice-core record of atmospheric methane changes: relevance to climatic changes and possible gas hydrate sources / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 137:327-331, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.26

Description / Table of Contents: Exploration and Evaluation Techniques --- Stephen Flint, John Aitken, and Gary Hampson: Application of sequence stratigraphy to coal-bearing coastal plain successions: implications for the UK Coal Measures / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:1-16, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.01 --- Iain M. Fulton, Paul D. Guion, and Neil S. Jones: Application of sedimentology to the development and extraction of deep-mined coal / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:17-43, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.02 --- Paul D. Guion, Iain M. Fulton, and Neil S. Jones: Sedimentary facies of the coal-bearing Westphalian A and B north of the Wales-Brabant High / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:45-78, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.03 --- Gary Hampson: Discrimination of regionally extensive coals in the Upper Carboniferous of the Pennine Basin, UK using high resolution sequence stratigraphic concepts / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:79-97, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.04 --- Ian H. Harris: Newly developed techniques to determine proportions of undersized (friable) coal during prospective site investigations / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:99-114, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.05 --- Neil S. Jones, Paul D. Guion, and Iain M. Fulton: Sedimentology and its applications within the UK opencast coal mining industry / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:115-135, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.06 --- D. A. Spears and P. C. Lyons: An update on British Tonsteins / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:137-146, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.07 --- X. Querol and S. Chenery: Determination of trace element affinities in coal by laser ablation microprobe-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:147-155, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.08 --- Geophysical Exploration --- N. R. Goulty: Review of borehole seismic methods developed for opencast coal exploration / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:159-167, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.09 --- Resources, Environment and Energy Policies --- C. Koukouzas and N. Koukouzas: Coals of Greece: distribution, quality and reserves / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:171-180, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.10 --- John Merefield, Ian Stone, Philip Jarman, Geraint Rees, Jo Roberts, Jeff Jones, and Andrew Dean: Environmental dust analysis in opencast mining areas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:181-188, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.11 --- Jiří Pešek and Jarmila Pešková: Coal production and coal reserves of the Czech Republic and former Czechoslovakia / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:189-194, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.12 --- Philip Wright: European Community energy policy: import dependency and the ineffectual consensus / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:195-203, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.13 --- Case Histories --- M. J. Allen: Exploration and exploitation of the East Pennine Coalfield / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:207-214, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.14 --- Roland Dreesen, Dominique Bossiroy, Michiel Dusar, Romeo M. Flores, and Paul Verkaeren: Overview of the influence of syn-sedimentary tectonics and palaeo-fluvial systems on coal seam and sand body characteristics in the Westphalian C strata, Campine Basin, Belgium / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:215-232, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.15 --- Rod Gayer, Tanya Hathaway, and John Davis: Structural geological factors in open pit coal mine design, with special reference to thrusting: case study from the Ffyndaff sites in the South Wales Coalfield / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:233-249, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.16 --- H. E. Baily, B. W. Glover, S. Holloway, and S. R. Young: Controls of coalbed methane prospectivity in Great Britain / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:251-265, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.17 --- Stanislav Opluštil and Petr Vízdal: Pre-sedimentary palaeo-relief and compaction: controls on peat deposition and clastic sedimentation in the Radnice Member, Kladno Basin, Bohemia / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:267-283, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.18 --- W. A. Read: Sequence stratigraphy and lithofacies geometry in an early Namurian coal-bearing succession in central Scotland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:285-297, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.19 --- Otto Tomschey: Unusual enrichment of U, Mo and V in an Upper Cretaceous coal seam, Hungary / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:299-305, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.20 --- M. K. G. Whateley and E. Tuncali: Origin and distribution of sulphur in the Neogene Beypazari Lignite Basin, Central Anatolia, Turkey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 82:307-323, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.082.01.21