Assessment of gas production from natural gas hydrate using depressurization, thermal stimulation and combined methods

The largest sources of hydrocarbons worldwide are distributed in the permafrost and submarine in the form of methane hydrates, but exploitation of these hydrocarbons is still years away from industrial production; thus, further research is needed.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:RSC Advances
Main Authors: Song, Yongchen, Zhang, Lunxiang, Lv, Qin, Yang, Mingjun, Ling, Zheng, Zhao, Jiafei
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2016
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra05526e
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/RA/C6RA05526E
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Summary:The largest sources of hydrocarbons worldwide are distributed in the permafrost and submarine in the form of methane hydrates, but exploitation of these hydrocarbons is still years away from industrial production; thus, further research is needed.