Simulations of variable bottomhole pressure regimes to improve production from the double-unit mount elbert, milne point unit, north slope alaska hydrate deposit

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1077-1091

  Myshakin, Evgeniy M ^a,b   Anderson, Brian J ^a,c   Rose, Kelly ^a   Boswell, Ray ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b URS   (United States)

^c West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURES; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; FLUID MEASUREMENT; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HYDRATE ACCUMULATIONS; ICE FORMATIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; POROSITY CHANGES; PRESSURE REGIME; QUADRUPLE POINTS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY FUNCTIONS; RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION; RESERVOIR MODELS; SUBMODELS;

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

LOW TEMPERATURE PRODUCTION;

EID: 79952833261     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef101407b     Document Type: Article

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