Gas hydrates present a major flow assurance challenge due to the relatively fast timescales
at which they can form, agglomerate, and plug a subsea flowline, resulting in loss of …

Flow assurance has been considered as a major technical problem in offshore oil and gas
facilities, where hydrate blockages are frequently encountered. Intensive efforts are thus …

Solid gas hydrate particles may form in oil and gas pipelines in the presence of water at high
pressures and low temperatures; typical conditions of subsea hydrocarbon pipelines used in …

Gas hydrates are solid inclusion compounds that are composed of a three-dimensional
hydrogen-bonded network of water cages that can trap small gas molecules, such as …

Flow assurance is a critical component in the design and operation of robust oil/gas
production systems. Undesired precipitation of solids (gas hydrates, wax, asphaltenes …

Aiming at the separation of mud and sand in natural gas hydrate, for the designed built-in
twisted tape hydrocyclone, the numerical simulation method was used to study the effects of …

Hydrate deposition is a major concern in the oil and gas industry. This paper studies the
hydrate deposition mechanisms in water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion systems using a high …

Hydrates and wax are common hazards for oil and gas pipelines. The formation of hydrates
and wax can lead to pipeline blockage, which may cause accidents incurring significant …

Thermodynamic and thermal mitigation strategies are traditionally utilized to prevent gas
hydrate formation but may be rendered ineffective for certain unplanned, extended shut-in …

As the oil-and-gas industries strive for better gas-hydrate-management methods, there is the
need for improved understanding of hydrate formation and plugging tendencies in …