Experimental study on steam injection method using methane hydrate core samples

Proceedings of the ISOPE Ocean Mining Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 83-86

  Kawamura, T ^a   Ohtake, M ^a   Sakamoto, Y ^a   Yamamoto, Y ^a   Haneda, H ^a   Komai, T ^a   Higuchi, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Nihon Axis Company Limited   (Japan)

Author keywords

Core sample; Dissociation; Exploitation; Hydrate; Natural gas; Steam injection

Indexed keywords

CORE SAMPLES; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY RESOURCES; EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS; NATURAL GAS; OIL SANDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEDIMENTS; WATER VAPOR;

ENDOTHERMIC REACTION; METHANE GAS RESERVOIR; METHANE HYDRATE CORE; STEAM INJECTION METHOD;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 34748884546     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (18)

1. Brooks J. M., Cox H. B., Bryant W. R., Kennicutt M. C., Mann R. G. and McDonald T. J. (1986). "Association of Gas Hydrates and Oil Seepage in the Gulf of Mexico," Org. Geochem., Vol. 10, p. 221
2. Butler R. M., (1991). "Thermal Recovery of Oil & Bitumen," Prentice-Hall, Inc., New Jersey
3. Chalaturnyk L. P and Polikar M. (2004). "Issues with Reservoir Geomechanical Simulations of the SAGD Process," J. Can. Petro. Tech. (JCPT), Vol. 43, No.5, pp 30-40
4. Gornitz V. and Fung I. (1994). "Potential Distribution of Methane Hydrates in the World's Oceans," Global Biogeochem. Cycles, Vol. 8, p. 335
5. Kawamura T., Ohtake M., Sakamoto Y., Yamamoto Y., Haneda H. and Komai T. (2005). "Dissociation Experiment of Hydrate Core Sample using Thermodynamic Inhibitors- part 2," The Proceedings of the Sixth ISOPE Ocean mining symposium, p. 208
6. Kawamura T, Sakamoto Y, Ohtake M, Yamamoto Y, Haneda H, Yoon J-H, Komai T. (2006a) "Dissociation Behavior of Hydrate Core Sample Using Thermodynamic Inhibitor." Int. J. Offshore Polar Eng., Vol. 16, No. 1, p. 5
7. Kawamura T., Ohtake M., Sakamoto Y., Yamamoto Y., Haneda H. and Komai T. (2006b). "Dissociation Behavior of Hydrate Core Sampleusing Experimental Apparatus Equipped with Long Core Holder" The Proceedings of the Sixteenth ISOPE Conference, pp 290-293
8. Kvenvolden K. A. (1988). "A Major Reservoir of Carbon in the Shallow Geosphere?," Chem. Geol., Vol. 71, p. 41
9. Kvenvolden K. A., Ginsburg G. D. and Soloviev V. A. (1993). "Worldwide Distribution of Subaquatic Gas Hydrates," Geo-Mar. Lett., Vol. 13, p. 31
10. Makogon Y. F. (1981). "Hydrate of Natural Gases," Pennwell, Tulsa,
11. translated from Makogon Y. F. (1974). "Gidraty Prirodnykh Gazov," Nedra, Moscow
12. Okuda, Y. (1993). Petrotech, Vol. 16, p. 300
13. Polikar M. and Redford D. A. (1995). "Evolution of Steam-Based Technology for the Recovery of Canadian Heavy Oil-Reservoirs," J. Can. Petro. Tech. (JCPT), Vol. 34, No.5, pp 33-40
14. Sakamoto Y., Komai T., Kawabe Y., Tenma N. and Yamaguchi T. (2004). "Gas Hydrate Extraction from Marine Sediments by Heat Stimulation Method," Proceedings of the Fourteenth ISOPE Conference, p. 52
15. Sasaki K., Akibayashi S., Yazawa N., Doan Q. and Ali S. M. F. (2001a). "Experimental Modeling of the Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Process Enhancing SAGD Performance with Periodic Stimulation of the Horizontal Producer," SPE Journal, pp 189-197
16. Sasaki K., Akibayashi S., Yazawa N., Doan Q. and Ali S. M. F. (2001b). "Numerical and Experimental Modeling of the Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Process," J. Can. Petro. Tech. (JCPT), Vol. 40, No.1, pp 44-50
17. Sassen R., Sweet S. T., DeFreitas D. A., Morelos A. J. and Milikov A. V. (2001). "Gas Hydrate and Crude Oil from the Mississippi Fan Foldbelt, Downdip Gulf of Mexico Salt Basin: Significance to Petroleum System," Org. Geochem., Vol. 32, p. 999
18. Sloan E. D. (1998). "Clathrate hydrates of natural gas (2nd ed.)," Marcel Dekker, New York