Numerical simulations of depressurization-induced gas production from gas hydrate reservoirs at the Walker Ridge 313 site, northern Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 169-185

  Myshakin, Evgeniy M ^a,b   Gaddipati, Manohar ^a,c   Rose, Kelly ^a   Anderson, Brian J ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b URS   (United States)

^c West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

2D and 3D reservoir simulations; Gas hydrates; Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrates Joint Industry Project; Marine hydrate deposits; Numerical simulations

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; 3D RESERVOIR SIMULATION; DATA SETS; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; GAS HYDRATE RESERVOIR; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GULF OF MEXICO; HEAT SUPPLY; HYDRATE ACCUMULATIONS; HYDRATE STABILITIES; IMPERMEABLE BOUNDARY; IN-SITU; JOINT INDUSTRY PROJECTS; LAG-TIME; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; PRODUCTION RATES; RESERVOIR MODELS; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SEISMIC ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DIMENSION; WATER INFLUX;

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITS; DRILLING; GASES; HYDRATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WELLS;

GAS HYDRATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS HYDRATE; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84861464346     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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