Production behavior of methane hydrate in porous media using huff and puff method in a novel three-dimensional simulator

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3170-3178

  Li, Gang ^a   Li, Xiao Sen ^a   Wang, Yi ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

Author keywords

Huff and puff; Hydrate dissociation; Porous media; Three dimension; Vertical well

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DISSOCIATION; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; POROUS MATERIALS; PROFITABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER INJECTION; WELL STIMULATION; WELLS;

HUFF AND PUFF; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; POROUS MEDIA; THREE-DIMENSION; VERTICAL WELLS;

GAS HYDRATES;

GAS PRODUCTION; HYDRATION; METHANE; POROUS MEDIUM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WELL;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 79955667313     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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