Advances in Marine Gas Hydrate Exploration and Discovery—2nd Edition

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 175

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Sanya Institute of South China Sea Geology, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Sanya, China
Interests: gas hydrate; marine and petroleum geology
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Sanya Institute of South China Sea Geology, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Sanya, China
Interests: natural gas hydrate; oil and gas; geophysical exploration
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Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, Hainan
Interests: marine geophysics; gas hydrate
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National Engineering Research Center of Gas Hydrate Exploration and Development, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou, China
Interests: gas hydrate; environmental influence; geochemistry
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Dear Colleagues,

Natural gas hydrate has been widely accepted as a clean energy source with great potential. Some countries, especially those that have strong demands for fossil fuels, have put extensive effort into conducting studies on the exploration and development of gas hydrate surrounding continental margins, utilizing powerful technologies. The academic and industrial communities have also paid great attention to this field by conducting studies concerning the mechanism of hydrate accumulation and how it affects resources and the environment. In recent years, breakthroughs in gas hydrate exploration have been made in many regions around the world, showing good prospects in terms of exploration and development. However, the mechanisms of hydrate accumulation, resource evaluation, and environmental impacts have still not been fully addressed, restricting the exploitation and utilization of hydrate resources and thus necessitating further research.

The aim of this Special Issue is to advance research on gas hydrate exploration and discovery in continental margins, with an emphasis on the mechanism of accumulation and the assessment of marine hydrate's environmental and resource benefits. Papers on the following topics are welcome: gas hydrate exploration, exploration theory and technology, the distribution and occurrence of hydrates in nature, resource appraisal techniques and technology, environmental monitoring, and the relationship between hydrates and climate change. We welcome the submission of both review and research papers to this Special Issue.

Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. Geological, geophysical, and geochemical method for the exploration of gas hydrate;
  2. Dynamic gas hydrate system and methane recycling;
  3. Hydrate occurrence associated with cold seeps;
  4. Resource evaluation and prediction methods;
  5. Environmental monitoring and evaluation of the gas hydrate system;
  6. The interaction between climate change and the gas hydrate system;
  7. New technology and applications in gas hydrate exploration.

Dr. Wei Zhang
Prof. Dr. Pibo Su
Dr. Jiliang Wang
Prof. Dr. Qianyong Liang
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Keywords

  • gas hydrate system
  • resource evaluation and prediction
  • accumulation mechanism
  • environmental monitoring and evaluation

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Dynamic Analysis of Subsea Sediment Engineering Properties Based on Long-Term In Situ Observations in the Offshore Area of Qingdao
by Zhiwen Sun, Yanlong Li, Nengyou Wu, Zhihan Fan, Kai Li, Zhongqiang Sun, Xiaoshuai Song, Liang Xue and Yonggang Jia
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2025, 13(4), 723; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13040723 - 4 Apr 2025
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The drastic changes in the marine environment can induce the instability of seabed sediments, threatening the safety of marine engineering facilities such as offshore oil platforms, oil pipelines, and submarine optical cables. Due to the lack of long-term in situ observation equipment for [...] Read more.
The drastic changes in the marine environment can induce the instability of seabed sediments, threatening the safety of marine engineering facilities such as offshore oil platforms, oil pipelines, and submarine optical cables. Due to the lack of long-term in situ observation equipment for the engineering properties of seabed sediments, most existing studies have focused on phenomena such as the erosion suspension of the seabed boundary layer and wave-induced liquefaction, leading to insufficient understanding of the dynamic processes affecting the seabed environment. In this study, a long-term in situ observation system for subsea engineering geological environments was developed and deployed for 36 days of continuous monitoring in the offshore area of Qingdao. It was found that wave action significantly altered sediment mechanical properties, with a 5% sound velocity increase correlating to 39% lower compression, 7% higher cohesion, 11% greater internal friction angle, and 50% reduced excess pore water pressure at 1.0–1.8 m depth. suggesting sustained 2.2 m wave loads of expelled pore water, driving dynamic mechanical property variations in seabed sediments. This long-term in situ observation lays the foundation for the monitoring and early warning of marine engineering geological disasters. Full article
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