Numerical simulation of gas production from hydrate deposits using a single vertical well by depressurization in the Qilian Mountain permafrost, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

Energy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 308-319

  Zhao, Jiafei ^a   Yu, Tao ^a,b   Song, Yongchen ^a   Liu, Di ^a   Liu, Weiguo ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Yang, Mingjun ^a   Ruan, Xuke ^a   Li, Yanghui ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

A single vertical well; Depressurization; Natural gas hydrate; Qilian Mountain permafrost

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITS; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRATION; LANDFORMS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PERMAFROST; WELL DRILLING;

DEPRESSURIZATION METHODS; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; PRODUCTION STRATEGY; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI TIBET PLATEAU; THERMAL STIMULATION; VERTICAL WELLS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EXPLOITATION; GAS HYDRATE; GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERMAFROST; WELL LOGGING;

CHINA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84875808953     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.01.066     Document Type: Article

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