Evaluation of alternative horizontal well designs for gas production from hydrate deposits in the Shenhu area, South China Sea

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China 2010, IOGCEC

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1417-1434

  Zhang, Keni ^a   Moridis, George J ^a   Wu, Nengyou ^b   Li, Xiaosen ^b   Reagan, Matthew T ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate; Gas production; Horizontal well; Numerical modeling; Shenhu area

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; WELL STIMULATION;

CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HYDRATE SATURATION; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; PRODUCTION METHODS; PRODUCTION STRATEGY; SHENHU AREA; THERMAL STIMULATION;

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

EID: 78650587061     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/131151-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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