Introduction to Gas Hydrate

Abstract

In this chapter “Introduction to Gas hydrate” authors have made an attempt to reveal the truth about the gas hydrate existence and identification of these sources as an energy reserve. The discovery of these vast energy sources is not conventional, during 18 and 19 century these same into existence when science was in its emerging phase and new sources of energy was the need of that time even till today. The history of gas hydrate, their structure and in their existence in the world and especially in India has been briefly discussed.