Experimental study on gas production from methane hydrate in porous media by SAGD method

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 1233-1240

  Li, Xiao Sen ^a,b   Yang, Bo ^a,b   Duan, Li Ping ^c   Li, Gang ^a,b   Huang, Ning Sheng ^a,b   Zhang, Yu ^a,b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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

Author keywords

Gas hydrate; Horizontal well; Porous sediment; Recovery; SAGD; Three dimension

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; POROUS MATERIALS; RECOVERY; STEAM; WATER INJECTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATIO; METHANE HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; POROUS SEDIMENT; SAGD; STEAM INJECTION RATE; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THREE-DIMENSION;

GAS HYDRATES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS FLOW; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDRATION; METHANE; POROUS MEDIUM; PRESSURE FIELD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84884208714     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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