V. P. Kobolev, A. O. Verpakhovskaya. ACCUMULATIONS OF GAS HYDRATES IN THE DNIEPER PALEO­DELTA AREA AS AN OBJECT OF SEISMIC STUDIES

V. P. Kobolev, A. O. Verpakhovskaya 
Institute of Geophysics of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
ACCUMULATIONS OF GAS HYDRATES IN THE DNIEPER PALEO­DELTA AREA AS AN OBJECT OF SEISMIC STUDIES 
The results of seismic studies, carried out on the RV Professor Logatchev» in 2001 and on the RV Professor Vodyanitsky» in 2011, are considered. The results indicate the presence of
gas hydrate deposits in the area of the Dnieper paleo­delta. 
Key words: methan, gas-gidrate pool, undergidrate gas, deep fault.
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