Experimental investigation into methane hydrate production during three-dimensional thermal huff and puff

Applied Energy

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 48-57

  Li, Xiao Sen ^a,b   Wang, Yi ^a,b,c   Duan, Li Ping ^d   Li, Gang ^a,b   Zhang, Yu ^a,b   Huang, Ning Sheng ^a,b   Chen, Duo Fu ^e  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF CHINA   (China)

^e GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Methane hydrate; Production behavior; Thermal huff and puff; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATION; METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DECOMPOSITION BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HYDRATE DECOMPOSITION; INJECTION TEMPERATURE; INJECTION TIME; METHANE HYDRATES; PRODUCED WATER; SINGLE WELL; SYSTEM PRESSURE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL HUFF AND PUFF;

WATER INJECTION;

DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLUME;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 84862785028     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.01.024     Document Type: Article

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