The use of huff and puff method in a single horizontal well in gas production from marine gas hydrate deposits in the Shenhu Area of South China Sea

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-68

  Li, Gang ^a   Moridis, George J ^b   Zhang, Keni ^b   Li, Xiao sen ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic steam stimulation; Gas hydrate; Horizontal well; Huff and puff; Shenhu area

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BEARING LAYERS; BRINE INJECTION; CONFINED SYSTEMS; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CYCLIC STEAM STIMULATIONS; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HUFF AND PUFF; HYDRATE ACCUMULATIONS; HYDRATE FORMATION; HYDRATE SATURATION; INTRINSIC PERMEABILITY; KEY LOCATION; MODELING STUDIES; PEARL RIVER MOUTH BASIN; PRODUCTION RATES; SHENHU AREA; SIMULATION RESULT; SITE MEASUREMENTS; SOUTH CHINA SEA; THERMAL STIMULATION; WATER DEPTH;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEPOSITS; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WELL DRILLING;

WELL STIMULATION;

FLUID INJECTION; GAS HYDRATE; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEAM INJECTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANGKOU BASIN;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 79952473471     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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