scientists’ efforts to predict where and how much NGH exists in the subsurface using conventional subsurface datasets, such as wireline logs and 3D seismic data were successful in predicting reservoir thickness and general methane hydrate gas saturations. It supported the conclusion that conventional subsurface exploration tools and techniques are adaptable for NGH exploration on the ANS and may also be used to prospect for methane hydrate accumulations in other regions around the globe (More information can be found in NETL's "Energy resource potential of methane hydrates". The Mount Elbert field program also marked the first time that a team of scientists on Alaska's North Slope performed a short-term downhole Modular Dynamics Formation Test (MDT) that confirmed the ability of gas hydrate-bearing formation to release gas through depressurization and provided additional information to complement the earlier tests conducted at the Mallik site in 2002. The results of the MDT test provided key insights into the reservoir response of natural hydrate formations to pressure reduction. Data from the Mount Elbert field test have since been utilized to complete reservoir modeling simulations of an heterogeneous, complex natural gas hydrate-bearing reservoir system at both the well and field-scales. Overall, the operational and technical successes at the Mount Elbert site provided further impetus for industry-government partnerships in gas hydrate research that leverage the existing infrastructure and knowledge base developed through 30 years of industry development on the Alaska North Slope. References External links Video: The concept of hydrate dissociation by showing the example of Mount Elbert Alaska Marine and Petroleum Geology, Volume 28, Issue 2 National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States of America - Energy Resource Potential of Methane Hydrates National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States of America - General Introduction to Methane Hydrates National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States of America - Project Summary: Alaska North Slope Gas Hydrate Reservoir Characterization National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States of America - DOE Fossil Energy Techline, February 2007 "UNEP Global Outlook on Methane Gas Hydrates", in progress "Assessment of gas hydrate resources on the North Slope, Alaska (2008)", U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet "Comparison of drilling results to pre-drill estimates of gas hydrate occurrence: The Mount Elbert test site", U.S. DOE-NETL Fire in the Ice Newsletter Photo Gallery of hydrate samples and Arctic field activities Geography of North Slope Borough, Alaska