Numerical study on dissociation of methane hydrate and gas production behavior in laboratory-scale experiments for Depressurization: Part 3-numerical study on estimation of permeability in methane hydrate reservoir

International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-134

  Sakamoto, Yasuhide ^a   Kakumoto, Masayo ^a   Miyazaki, Kuniyuki ^a   Tenma, Norio ^a   Komai, Takeshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Tsutomu ^a   Shimokawara, Mai ^b   Ohga, Kotaro ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depressurization; Dissociation; Methane hydrate; Permeability; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSURIZATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIELD CONDITIONS; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS-WATER; LABORATORY SCALE; METHANE HYDRATE; METHANE HYDRATES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; SIMULATION; THERMAL CONDUCTION; VERTICAL LOAD;

DISSOCIATION; EXPERIMENTS; HYDRATION; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROUS MATERIALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

GAS HYDRATES;

FLOW PATTERN; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 77956291268     PISSN: 10535381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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