Toward production from gas hydrates: Current status, assessment of resources, and simulation-based evaluation of technology and potential

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Unconventional Reservoirs Conference 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 30-71

  Moridis, George J ^a   Collett, Timothy S ^b   Boswell, Ray ^c   Kurihara, M ^d   Reagan, Matthew T ^a   Koh, Carolyn ^b   Sloan, E Dendy ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SPE

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^d Kachidoki Sun Square

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT STATUS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTIONS; HIGH RATES; HYDRATE ACCUMULATIONS; HYDRATE PRODUCTION; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; NATURAL-GAS HYDRATES; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; POTEN TIAL ENERGY; POTENTIAL PRODUCTION; POTENTIAL PRODUCTIVITY; SHEER SIZE; SIMULATION-BASED; SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH SCIENCES; ENERGY RESOURCES; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 52149094952     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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