Experimental investigation into the production behavior of methane hydrate in porous sediment by depressurization with a novel three-dimensional cubic hydrate simulator

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4497-4505

  Li, Xiao Sen ^a,b   Zhang, Yu ^a,b   Li, Gang ^a,b   Chen, Zhao Yang ^a,b   Wu, Hui Jie ^a,b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSURIZATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FREE GAS; GAS PRODUCTION PROCESS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; HYDRATE SATURATION; MEASURING POINTS; METHANE HYDRATES; MIXED GAS; POROUS SEDIMENT; PRESSURE RANGES; PRESSURE REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); WATER PRODUCTION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DISSOCIATION; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 80054906553     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef200757g     Document Type: Article

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