Evaluation of gas production from methane hydrates using depressurization, thermal stimulation and combined methods

Y Song, C Cheng, J Zhao, Z Zhu, W Liu, M Yang, K Xue - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
To investigate the gas production from methane hydrate-bearing sediments, the gas
production processes from methane hydrate in porous media using depressurization, two …

Review of gas hydrate dissociation kinetic models for energy recovery

Z Yin, ZR Chong, HK Tan, P Linga - Journal of Natural Gas Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, a comprehensive review of gas hydrate dissociation kinetic models and hydrate
reservoir simulators are provided. The main features of the dissociation kinetic models are …

Analyzing the process of gas production for natural gas hydrate using depressurization

J Zhao, Z Zhu, Y Song, W Liu, Y Zhang, D Wang - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrate is a vast energy resource with global distribution in permafrost regions
and in the oceans; its sheer volume demands that it be evaluated as a potential energy …

Enhancing gas recovery from natural gas hydrate reservoirs in the eastern Nankai Trough: Deep depressurization and underburden sealing

Y Gu, J Sun, F Qin, F Ning, X Cao, T Liu, S Qin… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Depressurization is recognized as the most effective way to recover natural gas hydrate.
However, the bottomhole pressure is usually controlled above the quadruple point and few …

Tuning the fluid production behaviour of hydrate-bearing sediments by multi-stage depressurization

Q Gao, Z Yin, J Zhao, D Yang, P Linga - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrates (NGH) are globally abundant, high in energy density, and are a clean
energy source with great potential. The efficient and safe production of CH 4 from NGH has …

Analysis of depressurization mode on gas recovery from methane hydrate deposits and the concomitant ice generation

B Wang, Z Fan, P Wang, Y Liu, J Zhao, Y Song - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrates have garnered worldwide attention as an important potential non-
conventional fossil fuel resource. When extracting natural gas from gas hydrate deposits via …

Experimental evaluation of the gas recovery factor of methane hydrate in sandy sediment

Y Konno, Y Jin, K Shinjou, J Nagao - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Gas production tests have been conducted on artificial sandy sediments saturated by
methane hydrate and water using a unique apparatus referred to as High-pressure Giant …

Effect of wellbore design on the production behaviour of methane hydrate-bearing sediments induced by depressurization

Z Yin, L Huang, P Linga - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Methane hydrates have been considered as the future clean energy resource. To recover
energy from hydrate-bearing sediments safely and effectively requires a fundamental …

Fluid flow mechanisms and heat transfer characteristics of gas recovery from gas-saturated and water-saturated hydrate reservoirs

Y Wang, JC Feng, XS Li, Y Zhang, ZY Chen - International Journal of Heat …, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to the huge reserves, natural gas hydrate is considered as a potential energy resource
in future. Therefore, developing methods of gas recovery from hydrate reservoirs for …

Numerical simulation of the short-and long-term production behavior of the first offshore gas hydrate production test in the South China Sea

Y Sun, X Ma, W Guo, R Jia, B Li - Journal of petroleum science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Gas hydrate-bearing sediments at the first offshore gas hydrate production test site in the
Shenhu area, South China Sea, have the characteristics of high irreducible water saturation …