The experimental and numerical studies on gas production from hydrate reservoir by depressurization

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 443-468

  Bai, Yuhu ^a   Li, Qingping ^a   Zhao, Ying ^b   Li, Xiangfang ^c   Du, Yan ^d  

^a CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^d GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

Author keywords

Depressurization; Experimental study; Gas hydrate reservoir; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

CLASS 1; CONVECTION AND CONDUCTION; DEPRESSURIZATION; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; ENDOTHERMIC PROCESS; ENERGY DEFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FORMATION ENERGIES; GAS HYDRATE RESERVOIR; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS RATES; GAS RESERVOIR; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; INHIBITOR INJECTION; KINETIC PROCESS; LIFE SPAN; MAIN PARAMETERS; MULTIPHASE FLUIDS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; POROUS MEDIA; THERMAL STIMULATION; WATER PHASE; WATER PRODUCTION; WATER RATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; DISSOCIATION; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; HYDRATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POROUS MATERIALS; PRODUCTION; SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER ANALYSIS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GAS HYDRATE; GAS PRODUCTION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL METHOD; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; POROUS MEDIUM; SIMULATION;

EID: 69149091342     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-009-9333-1     Document Type: Article

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