Comparative assessment of natural gas hydrate production models

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/CERI Gas Technology Symposium 2000, GTS 2000

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Sawyer, W K ^a   Boyer, C M ^a   Frantz, J H ^a   Yost, A B ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; METHANE PRODUCTION; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; PREDICTIVE MODELS; THERMAL INJECTION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 85088073901     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/62513-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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