Methane hydrates as potential energy resource: Part 2 - Methane production processes from gas hydrates

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1562-1571

  Demirbas, Ayhan ^a  

^a SIRNAK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Economy; Gas hydrate; Methane hydrate; Natural gas; Production; Recovery

Indexed keywords

, INHIBITOR; BEARING LAYERS; CHEMICAL INHIBITION; CHEMICAL INHIBITORS; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; DYNAMIC CONDITION; GAS ZONES; HOT WATER; HYDRATE STABILITIES; INHIBITOR INJECTION; INJECTED STEAM; METHANE GAS; METHANE HYDRATE; METHANE HYDRATES; METHANE PRODUCTION; NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION APPROACH; THERMAL STIMULATION; THERMAL STIMULATION METHOD;

CHEMICAL STABILITY; ENERGY RESOURCES; GASES; HYDRATION; LIQUIDS; METHANE; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 77949657852     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.02.014     Document Type: Article

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