Using magnetic resonance imaging to monitor CH4 hydrate formation and spontaneous conversion of CH4 hydrate to CO2 hydrate in porous media

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 720-726

  Baldwin, Bernard A ^a   Stevens, Jim ^b   Howard, James J ^b   Graue, Arne ^c   Kvamme, Bjorn ^c   Aspenes, Erick ^c   Ersland, Geir ^c   Husebø, Jarle ^c   Zornes, David R ^b  

^a Green Country Petrophysics LLC   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Hydrate conversion; Hydrate formation; Methane hydrate; MRI hydrate

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; POROUS POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS; HYDRATION; LIQUID; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHANE; POROSITY; WATER;

EID: 65649086826     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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