Numerical simulation of gas production from natural gas hydrate using a single horizontal well by depressurization in Qilian mountain permafrost

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4424-4432

  Li, Xiao Sen ^a,b   Yang, Bo ^a,b   Li, Gang ^a,b   Li, Bo ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDRICAL INTERFACES; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; GAS PRODUCTION PROCESS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS-HYDRATE PRODUCTION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; INTRINSIC PERMEABILITY; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; SITE MEASUREMENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITS; ENERGY RESOURCES; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRATION; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; PERMAFROST; PHASE INTERFACES;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84863343269     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie201940t     Document Type: Article

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