Resource Characterization and Quantification of Natural Gas Hydrate and Associated Free-Gas Accumulations in the Prudhoe Bay – Kuparuk River Area on the North Slope of Alaska

Oil and Natural Gas Technology Cooperative Research Agreement Award Number DE-FC26-01NT41332 Final Technical Report September 30, 2001 – March 31, 2014 Resource Characterization and Quantification of Natural Gas Hydrate and Associated Free-Gas Accumulations in the Prudhoe Bay – Kuparuk River Area on the North Slope of Alaska Submitted by: BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. (BPXA) P.O. Box 196612 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6612 Robert Hunter (Principal Investigator, 2001-2009) (Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska) with Scott Digert (BPXA Principal Investigator) Prepared for: United States Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory December 3, 2014