Multiphase Flow Behavior of Layered Methane Hydrate Reservoir Induced by Gas Production
Joint Authors
Xu, Tianfu
Yuan, Yilong
Xin, Xin
Xia, Yingli
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gas hydrates are expected to be a potential energy resource with extensive distribution in the permafrost and in deep ocean sediments.
The marine gas hydrate drilling explorations at the Eastern Nankai Trough of Japan revealed the variable distribution of hydrate deposits.
Gas hydrate reservoirs are composed of alternating beds of sand and clay, with various conditions of permeability, porosity, and hydrate saturation.
This study looks into the multiphase flow behaviors of layered methane hydrate reservoirs induced by gas production.
Firstly, a history matching model by incorporating the available geological data at the test site of the Eastern Nankai Trough, which considers the layered heterogeneous structure of hydrate saturation, permeability, and porosity simultaneously, was constructed to investigate the production characteristics from layered hydrate reservoirs.
Based on the validated model, the effects of the placement of production interval on production performance were investigated.
The modeling results indicate that the dissociation zone is strongly affected by the vertical reservoir’s heterogeneous structure and shows a unique dissociation front.
The beneficial production interval scheme should consider the reservoir conditions with high permeability and high hydrate saturation.
Consequently, the identification of the favorable hydrate deposits is significantly important to realize commercial production in the future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yuan, Yilong& Xu, Tianfu& Xin, Xin& Xia, Yingli. 2017. Multiphase Flow Behavior of Layered Methane Hydrate Reservoir Induced by Gas Production. Geofluids،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155844
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yuan, Yilong…[et al.]. Multiphase Flow Behavior of Layered Methane Hydrate Reservoir Induced by Gas Production. Geofluids No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155844
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yuan, Yilong& Xu, Tianfu& Xin, Xin& Xia, Yingli. Multiphase Flow Behavior of Layered Methane Hydrate Reservoir Induced by Gas Production. Geofluids. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155844
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1155844