“…However, at the pore scale, sediment physical properties exert a strong influence on hydrate formation and distribution . Many investigations have focused on the nature of these influences theoretically [e.g., Clennell et al, 1999;Henry et al, 1999;Turner et al, 2005;Sun and Mohanty, 2006;Anderson et al, 2009;Jain and Juanes, 2009;Kvamme et al, 2009] and in the laboratory [e.g., Handa and Stupin, 1992;Uchida et al, 1999;Tohidi et al, 2001;Uchida et al, 2002;Anderson et al, 2003aAnderson et al, , 2003bUchida et al, 2004;Hyodo et al, 2005;Lee et al, 2007;Yun et al, 2007;Lee et al, 2008;Masui et al, 2008]. [3] Sediment physical properties can influence hydrate distribution by influencing fluid flow pathways, which affects methane supply, and by changing the local conditions for hydrate stability.…”