Permeability of laboratory-formed methane-hydrate-bearing sand: Measurements and observations using X-ray computed tomography

SPE Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-94

  Kneafsey, Timothy J ^a   Seol, Yongkoo ^b   Gupta, Arvind ^c   Tomutsa, Liviu ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GAS PERMEABILITY; HYDRATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; METHANE; SAND; X RAYS;

EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; HYDRATE FORMATION; INITIAL WATER SATURATION; INTRINSIC PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; WATER SATURATIONS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 79952923548     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/139525-PA     Document Type: Article

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