Analytical solution for gas production from hydrate reservoirs underlain with free gas

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 46-57

  Tabatabaie, S Hamed ^a   Pooladi Darvish, Mehran ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FEKETE ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant rate production; Hydrate decomposition; Hydrate reservoirs; Material balance; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CONSTANT RATE PRODUCTION; ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS; FREE GAS; GAS GENERATION; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS RESERVOIR; HYDRATE DECOMPOSITION; HYDRATE ZONES; LOWER BOUNDS; LOWER LIMITS; MATERIAL BALANCE; MATERIAL BALANCE EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MOVING INTERFACE; RESEARCH TEAMS; RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS;

CONTROL THEORY; GAS HYDRATES; GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; HYDRATION; METAL RECOVERY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; THERMODYNAMICS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 72049109465     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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