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Thermodynamics
Zaixing Liu, Yanghui Li, Jiguang Wang, Mengmeng Zhang, Weiguo Liu, Chen Lang, Yongchen Song
Summary: This study investigates the rheological characteristics of hydrate slurries formed in marine sediments using a high-pressure rheometer. The results indicate that the viscosity change is more significant with higher sediment concentration. Oscillatory measurements show that hydrate slurries display viscoelastic fluid characteristics. The yield stress sharply increases when the hydrate volume fraction exceeds a critical value.
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Environmental Studies
Chaofeng Yin
Summary: The exploitation of oil and gas deposits offshore remains a significant global energy need, but lacks global multilateral environmental governance. The offshore oil and gas sector is mainly regulated by national legislation and relies on its own contractual solutions.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Huiru Sun, Bingbing Chen, Ziming Yang, Yongchen Song, Mingjun Yang
Summary: This study focused on the effects of hydrate saturation change and multiphase flow on NGHs production behaviors at different exploitation stages. The results showed that initial hydrate saturation and water-gas flowrate were negatively correlated with the onset time of blockage and amount of hydrate reformation.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Na Wei, Yi Qiao, Anqi Liu, Jinzhou Zhao, Liehui Zhang, Jin Xue
Summary: In this study, the optimization of structural parameters of a three-phase hydrocyclone was conducted using numerical simulation and orthogonal design. The separation efficiency criterion E was defined, and the effect of individual structural factors on the flow field distribution characteristics was analyzed through single factor analysis.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Jiaxin Sun, Fulong Ning, Tianle Liu, Yanlong Li, Hongwu Lei, Ling Zhang, Wan Cheng, Ren Wang, Xinxin Cao, Guosheng Jiang
Summary: This study analyzed the challenging issue of horizontal well drilling in unconsolidated marine hydrate sediments through numerical simulations. The results show that increasing drilling fluid density and salinity may slightly accelerate hydrate dissociation, while a significant increase in drilling fluid temperature could lead to disasters in wellbore stability.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Geng Zhang, Jun Li, Gong-Hui Liu, Hong-Wei Yang, Chao Wang, Hong-Lin Huang
Summary: A new transient gas-liquid-solid multiphase flow model with hydrate phase transition was developed in this research. The model considered the coupling relationship among convective heat transfer, hydrate dynamic decomposition, and multiphase flow. The simulation results showed that increasing NaCl concentration in seawater helps expand hydrate decomposition regions and improve the wellbore hydrate decomposition rate.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Zheng Liu, Baojiang Sun, Zhiyuan Wang, Jianbo Zhang, Xuerui Wang
Summary: A model was established to predict the risk of hydrate reformation in production pipelines during offshore gas hydrate development, studying the region and higher-risk drainage pipe. A new hydrate management strategy by adding additional pumps and heaters was proposed to effectively address potential hydrate reformation risks.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yongmao Hao, Fan Yang, Jian Wang, Mingwu Fan, Shuxia Li, Shiwei Yang, Chuanming Wang, Xinhai Xiao
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of multilateral well exploitation technique on natural gas hydrates, utilizing simulation to study the mechanisms and changes in temperature, pressure, and hydrate concentration during gas production. Results show that the multilateral well technique significantly enhances the production capacity of hydrates.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Vanessa Monteleone, Hector Marin-Moreno, Gaye Bayrakci, Angus Best, Farhana Shaon, Mohammad Moinul Hossain, Ahmad Al Karim, Md Khurshed Alam
Summary: This study investigates the gas hydrate potential in the offshore Bangladesh, providing evidence for the first occurrence of natural gas hydrate in the area through analysis of seismic reflection profiles and modeling of the gas hydrate stability zone. The research reveals high amplitude reflections, Bottom Simulating Reflectors, and other features related to gas hydrate in the region.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Mingtao Chen, Yanlong Li, Penghui Zhang, Guigang Yu, Zhun Zhang, Yajuan Zhang, Haiyang Jiang, Bin Gong, Nengyou Wu
Summary: This study investigates the deformation mechanisms of hydrate-bearing sediments with laminar hydrate distribution through numerical simulations. The results indicate that the hydrate saturation and thickness ratio significantly affect the mechanical behavior of the sediments.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ranjana Ghosh, Maheswar Ojha
Summary: The NGHP Expedition-02 in 2015 explored prospective locations of sand-rich gas hydrate reservoirs in India's eastern offshore area, with area B selected due to being unexplored previously. LWD data collected in Krishna Godavari offshore basin revealed high gas hydrate content. The resistivity log tends to overestimate saturation, necessitating the use of advanced rock physics models for accurate quantification.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Tao Yu, Bingbing Chen, Lanlan Jiang, Lunxiang Zhang, Lei Yang, Mingjun Yang, Yongchen Song, Abuliti Abudula
Summary: A new approach of seawater flooding was proposed for offshore natural gas hydrate exploitation and its feasibility was evaluated numerically. Two artificial means of well location rearrangement and hydraulic fracturing, as well as their combination, were proposed to enhance gas production from offshore NGH deposits. Simulation results showed that seawater flooding had advantages over depressurization and could promote hydrate dissociation, prevent secondary hydrate formation, and facilitate gas production. The combination of well location rearrangement and hydraulic fracturing further enhanced hydrate dissociation and gas recovery, demonstrating great superiority over using these methods alone. The newly proposed approach can be applied in future commercial offshore NGH development.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jiafei Zhao, Lei Xu, Xianwei Guo, Qingping Li, Xin Lv, Qi Fan, Jie Zhao, Hongsheng Dong, Bin Wang, Lei Yang
Summary: The study found that fracturing can significantly improve gas production efficiency in hydrate-bearing sediments, particularly those with low permeability. The depth of fractures plays a critical role in enhancing gas production efficiency, while timely and adequate heat supply is essential for continuous gas production.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jiaqi Wang, Jiale He, Hongsheng Dong, Kun Ge
Summary: In this study, the influence of seepage characteristics on hydrate exploitation induced by stepwise depressurization is analyzed based on an optimized simulation model. Multiple sensitive parameters are considered to evaluate the economy of fine hydrate-bearing sediments. The results indicate that in reservoirs with poor seepage characteristics, sensible heat has limited contribution to hydrate exploitation, and porosity and gas relative permeability are the most important factors affecting hydrate production.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ivan Vargas-Cordero, Michela Giustiniani, Umberta Tinivella, Lucia Villar-Munoz, Giulia Alessandrini
Summary: Through extensive investigation in recent decades, the Chilean margin has been found to contain gas hydrates and free gas, with potential hydrate dissociation changing the pore fluid. The presence of hydrates and their possible dissociation could impact sensitive areas on slopes, making it crucial to better understand the gas hydrate system before exploitation. The steady-state modeling suggests that climate change could trigger gas hydrate dissociation and slope failure, emphasizing the importance of studying the complex natural phenomena affecting gas hydrate behavior.