Recoverable gas from hydrate-bearing sediments: Pore network model simulation and macroscale analyses

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Jang, Jaewon ^a   Santamarina, J Carlos ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; FLUID PRESSURE; GAS HYDRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE SPACE; SATURATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 80051649595     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007841     Document Type: Article

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