Laboratory-Scale Experiments of the Methane Hydrate Dissociation Process in a Porous Media and Numerical Study for the Estimation of Permeability in Methane Hydrate Reservoir
Joint Authors
Komai, Takeshi
Yamaguchi, Tsutomu
Miyazaki, Kuniyuki
Sakamoto, Yasuhide
Zyvoloski, George
Tenma, Norio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-03-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
An experimental study of the dissociation of methane hydrate (MH) by hot-water injection and depressurization was carried out at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
These experiments helped us understand some important aspects of MH behavior such as how temperature, pressure, and permeability change during dissociation and gas production.
In order to understand the experimental results, a model of MH dissociation in a porous media was designed and implemented in a numerical simulator.
In the model, we treated the MH phase as a two-component system by representing the pore space occupied by MH as a separate component.
Absolute permeability and relative permeability were formulated as a function of MH saturation, porosity, and sand grain diameter and introduced into the numerical model.
Using the developed numerical simulator, we attempted history matching of laboratory-scale experiments of the MH dissociation process.
It was found that numerical simulator was able to reproduce temperature change, permeability characteristics, and gas production behavior associated with both MH formation and dissociation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sakamoto, Yasuhide& Komai, Takeshi& Miyazaki, Kuniyuki& Tenma, Norio& Yamaguchi, Tsutomu& Zyvoloski, George. 2010. Laboratory-Scale Experiments of the Methane Hydrate Dissociation Process in a Porous Media and Numerical Study for the Estimation of Permeability in Methane Hydrate Reservoir. Journal of Thermodynamics،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472695
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sakamoto, Yasuhide…[et al.]. Laboratory-Scale Experiments of the Methane Hydrate Dissociation Process in a Porous Media and Numerical Study for the Estimation of Permeability in Methane Hydrate Reservoir. Journal of Thermodynamics No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472695
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sakamoto, Yasuhide& Komai, Takeshi& Miyazaki, Kuniyuki& Tenma, Norio& Yamaguchi, Tsutomu& Zyvoloski, George. Laboratory-Scale Experiments of the Methane Hydrate Dissociation Process in a Porous Media and Numerical Study for the Estimation of Permeability in Methane Hydrate Reservoir. Journal of Thermodynamics. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472695
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472695