Numerical Simulation of Hydrate Formation in the LArge-Scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS)
The LArge-scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS) has been previously developed to study hydrate dissociation in hydrate-bearing systems under in-situ conditions. In the present study, a numerical framework of equations of state describing hydrate formation at equilibrium conditions has been elaborated and...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1996-1073/15/6/1974/ 2023-08-20T04:07:57+02:00 Numerical Simulation of Hydrate Formation in the LArge-Scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS) Zhen Li Erik Spangenberg Judith M. Schicks Thomas Kempka 2022-03-08 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/en15061974 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute H: Geo-Energy https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15061974 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Energies; Volume 15; Issue 6; Pages: 1974 methane hydrate temperature sensor electrical resistivity tomography hydrate formation numerical simulation Text 2022 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/en15061974 2023-08-01T04:23:55Z The LArge-scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS) has been previously developed to study hydrate dissociation in hydrate-bearing systems under in-situ conditions. In the present study, a numerical framework of equations of state describing hydrate formation at equilibrium conditions has been elaborated and integrated with a numerical flow and transport simulator to investigate a multi-stage hydrate formation experiment undertaken in LARS. A verification of the implemented modeling framework has been carried out by benchmarking it against another established numerical code. Three-dimensional (3D) model calibration has been performed based on laboratory data available from temperature sensors, fluid sampling, and electrical resistivity tomography. The simulation results demonstrate that temperature profiles, spatial hydrate distribution, and bulk hydrate saturation are consistent with the observations. Furthermore, our numerical framework can be applied to calibrate geophysical measurements, optimize post-processing workflows for monitoring data, improve the design of hydrate formation experiments, and investigate the temporal evolution of sub-permafrost methane hydrate reservoirs. Text Methane hydrate permafrost MDPI Open Access Publishing Energies 15 6 1974 |
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The LArge-scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS) has been previously developed to study hydrate dissociation in hydrate-bearing systems under in-situ conditions. In the present study, a numerical framework of equations of state describing hydrate formation at equilibrium conditions has been elaborated and integrated with a numerical flow and transport simulator to investigate a multi-stage hydrate formation experiment undertaken in LARS. A verification of the implemented modeling framework has been carried out by benchmarking it against another established numerical code. Three-dimensional (3D) model calibration has been performed based on laboratory data available from temperature sensors, fluid sampling, and electrical resistivity tomography. The simulation results demonstrate that temperature profiles, spatial hydrate distribution, and bulk hydrate saturation are consistent with the observations. Furthermore, our numerical framework can be applied to calibrate geophysical measurements, optimize post-processing workflows for monitoring data, improve the design of hydrate formation experiments, and investigate the temporal evolution of sub-permafrost methane hydrate reservoirs. |
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Numerical Simulation of Hydrate Formation in the LArge-Scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS) |
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Numerical Simulation of Hydrate Formation in the LArge-Scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS) |
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Numerical Simulation of Hydrate Formation in the LArge-Scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS) |
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Numerical Simulation of Hydrate Formation in the LArge-Scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS) |
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Numerical Simulation of Hydrate Formation in the LArge-Scale Reservoir Simulator (LARS) |
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numerical simulation of hydrate formation in the large-scale reservoir simulator (lars) |
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