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Table 4. Average, median, minimum, and maximum values for gas composition and isotopic compositions of sediment gas from within 0.3 to 11 m of recovered gas hydrate and gas from dissociated gas hydrate listed in Table 3.
 
Sample type Function C1
(%)
C2
(ppmv)
C3
(ppmv)
i-C4
(ppmv)
n-C4 (ppmv) CO2
(%)
C1/C2+C3 13C C1
(SMOW)
D C1
(PDB)
13C CO2
(PDB)
D H2O
(SMOW)

Free gas

Average

92.5

445

14.7

9.7

2.7

7.5

3390

-66.1


-7.6


Free gas

Median

98.1

629

19.5

6.2

1.9

1.9

1510

-65.0

-195.8

-6.5


Free gas

Min. value

73.9

125

0.0

1.7

0.4

0.2

1240

-68.2

-195.8

-11.7


Free gas

Max. value

99.8

776

22.3

23.4

6.4

26.1

7330

-65.0

-195.8

-4.4


Hydrate gas

Average

99.4

694

8.8

1.8

0.5

0.5

2380

-67.5

-191.0

-20.2

11.7

Hydrate gas

Median

99.5

750

8.1

1.7

0.6

0.4

1310

-67.0

-194.6

-21.9

10.4

Hydrate gas

Min. value

98.4

86

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

970

-70.7

-199.7

-26.9

8.1

Hydrate gas

Max. value

99.9

1010

18.3

4.3

0.9

1.6

11200

-65.8

-175.0

-5.7

17.1
 

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