Challenges, uncertainties and issues facing gas production from hydrate deposits in geologic systems

SPE Unconventional Gas Conference 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 358-403

  Moridis, G J ^a   Collett, T S ^b   Pooladi Darwish, M ^c   Hancock, S ^d   Santamarina, C ^e   Boswell, R ^f   Kneafsey, T ^a   Rutqvist, J ^a   Kowalsky, M ^a   Reagan, M T ^a   Sloan, E D ^g   Sum, A K ^g   Koh, C ^g  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d RPS   (United Kingdom)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^g Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FIELD OPERATION; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GEOMECHANICAL STABILITY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION TARGETS; SAMPLE ANALYSIS; WELL DESIGN;

DEPOSITS; GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; HYDRATION; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SYSTEM STABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELL TESTING;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 77954240896     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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