Table T7. Composition of gas from analyses of decomposed samples of gas hydrate, Holes 1248B and 1248C.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
C1
(ppmv)
C2
(ppmv)
C3
(ppmv)
i-C4
(ppmv)
n-C4
(ppmv)
H2S
(ppmv)
CO2
(ppmv)
O2
(ppmv)
N2
(ppmv)
C1/C2
204-1248B-










1H-1, 50-55 0.50 970,905 1,337 14.2 7.3 4.1 11,812 2,227 1,188 1,444 726
1H-CC 2.22 476,042 762 98.1 28.5 7.2
3,072 86,386 377,811 625
2H-2, 0-25* 7.37 891,709 3,197 4,379 1,459 267
5,196 91 1,005 279
204-1248C-










1X-2, 0-10 1.48 356,583 483 4.4 3.9
25.0 1,186 113,053 500,804 739
1X-CC* 2.24 969,865 1,722



16,201 2,632 2,862 563
3X-CC 22.38 943,030 1,253 23.1 12.3

7,863 6,954 22,746 753
3X-CC 22.38 939,921 1,298
4.5

5,808 7,851 25,889 724
6H-2, 48-53 49.71 872,949 421 19.6


3,375 23,779 88,520 2,072
8H-6, 85-87 74.63 979,093 327 13.9


5,103 23 442 2,994
8H-6, 85-87 74.63 979,018 341 18.6


5,057 24 400 2,874
10H-1, 100-119 87.00 845,931 419 30.3


4,193 29,324 112,138 2,017

Notes: * = pure gas hydrate sample (minimal contamination from sediment). C1 = methane, C2 = ethane, C3 = propane, i-C4 = isobutane, n-C4 = normal butane, H2S = hydrogen sulfide, CO2 = carbon dioxide, O2 = oxygen, N2 = nitrogen.