Gas production by depressurization from hypothetical Class 1G and Class 1W hydrate reservoirs

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1864-1879

  Alp, Doruk ^a   Parlaktuna, Mahmut ^a   Moridis, George J ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrate; Natural gas; TOUGH

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; HEATING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

CUMULATIVE VOLUME; DEPRESSURIZATION; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; WELLBORE HEATING;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 34247480427     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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