Evaluation of the Gas Production Potential of Some Particularly Challenging Types of Oceanic Hydrate Deposits

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 269-299

  Moridis, George J ^a   Reagan, Matthew T ^a   Boyle, Katie L ^a   Zhang, Keni ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas hydrates; Methane; Natural gas production

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; FORMATION PERMEABILITY; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION GRIDS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION LEVEL; PRODUCTION RATES; THERMAL STIMULATION; WARM WATER; WATER PRODUCTION;

DEPOSITS; DIRECT INJECTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; WATER INJECTION; WELL STIMULATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

GAS HYDRATE; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PERMEABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 80053564878     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-011-9762-5     Document Type: Article

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