Methane hydrate dissociation rates at 0.1 MPa and temperatures above 272 K

We performed rapid depressurization experiments on methane hydrate under isothermal conditions above 272 K to determine the amount and rate of methane evolution, Sample temperatures rapidly drop below 273 K and stabilize near 272.5 It during dissociation. This thermal anomaly and the persistence of methane hydrate are consistent with the reported recovery of partially dissociated methane hydrate from ocean drilling cores.