Effects of Fine-Grained Particles’ Migration and Clogging in Porous Media on Gas Production from Hydrate-Bearing Sediments
Joint Authors
Kang, Hongsig
Jung, Jongwon
Cao, Shuang Cindy
Al-Raoush, Riyadh I.
Alshibli, Khalid
Lee, Joo Yong
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The migration of fine particles in porous media has been studied for different applications, including gas production from hydrate-bearing sediments.
The clogging behavior of fine particles is affected by fine particle-pore throat size ratio, fine particle concentration, ionic concentration of fluids, and single/multiphase fluid flow.
While previous studies presented valuable results, the data are not enough to cover a broad range of particle types and sizes and pore throat size in natural hydrate-bearing sediments.
This paper presents a novel micromodel to investigate the effects of fine particle-pore throat size ratio, fine concentration, ionic concentration of fluid, and single/multiphase fluid flow on clogging or bridging in porous media.
The results show that (1) the concentration of fine particles required to form clogging and/or bridging in pores decreased with the decrease in fine particle-pore throat size ratio, (2) the effects of ionic concentration of fluid on clogging behaviors depend on the types of fine particles, and (3) fine particles prefer to accumulate along the deionized water- (DW-) CO2 interface and migrate together, which in turn easily causes clogging in pores.
As a result, multiphase fluid flow during gas production from hydrate-bearing sediments could easily develop clogging in pore throats, where the relative permeability of DW-CO2 in porous media decreases.
Accordingly, the relatively permeability of porous media should be evaluated by considering the clogging behavior of fines.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jung, Jongwon& Kang, Hongsig& Cao, Shuang Cindy& Al-Raoush, Riyadh I.& Alshibli, Khalid& Lee, Joo Yong. 2019. Effects of Fine-Grained Particles’ Migration and Clogging in Porous Media on Gas Production from Hydrate-Bearing Sediments. Geofluids،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153662
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jung, Jongwon…[et al.]. Effects of Fine-Grained Particles’ Migration and Clogging in Porous Media on Gas Production from Hydrate-Bearing Sediments. Geofluids No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153662
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jung, Jongwon& Kang, Hongsig& Cao, Shuang Cindy& Al-Raoush, Riyadh I.& Alshibli, Khalid& Lee, Joo Yong. Effects of Fine-Grained Particles’ Migration and Clogging in Porous Media on Gas Production from Hydrate-Bearing Sediments. Geofluids. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153662
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153662