METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTION FROM ALASKAN PERMAFROST
Natural-gas hydrates have been encountered beneath the permafrost and considered a nuisance by the oil and gas industry for years. Engineers working in Russia, Canada and the US have documented numerous drilling problems, including kicks and uncontrolled gas releases, in arctic regions. Information...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:828282 2023-07-30T04:01:12+02:00 METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTION FROM ALASKAN PERMAFROST Thomas E. Williams Keith Millheim Buddy King 2018-01-18 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/828282 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/828282 https://doi.org/10.2172/828282 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/828282 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/828282 https://doi.org/10.2172/828282 doi:10.2172/828282 02 PETROLEUM 03 NATURAL GAS ARCTIC REGIONS CHEMISTRY DEPOSITION DRILLING ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EVALUATION GAS HYDRATES GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS HYDRATES LEASES NATURAL GAS PERMAFROST PETROLEUM 2018 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/828282 2023-07-11T08:39:56Z Natural-gas hydrates have been encountered beneath the permafrost and considered a nuisance by the oil and gas industry for years. Engineers working in Russia, Canada and the US have documented numerous drilling problems, including kicks and uncontrolled gas releases, in arctic regions. Information has been generated in laboratory studies pertaining to the extent, volume, chemistry and phase behavior of gas hydrates. Scientists studying hydrate potential agree that the potential is great--on the North Slope of Alaska alone, it has been estimated at 590 TCF. However, little information has been obtained on physical samples taken from actual rock containing hydrates. This gas-hydrate project is in the second year of a three-year endeavor being sponsored by maurer Technology, noble, and Anadarko Petroleum, in partnership with the DOE. The purpose of the project is to build on previous and ongoing R and D in the area of onshore hydrate deposition. They plan to identify, quantify and predict production potential for hydrates located on the North Slope of Alaska. They also plan to design and implement a program to safely and economically drill, core and produce gas from arctic hydrates. The current work scope is to drill and core a well on Anadarko leases in FY 2003 and 2004. They are also using an on-site core analysis laboratory to determine some of the physical characteristics of the hydrates and surrounding rock. The well is being drilled from a new Anadarko Arctic Platform that will have minimal footprint and environmental impact. They hope to correlate geology, geophysics, logs, and drilling and production data to allow reservoir models to be calibrated. Ultimately, the goal is to form an objective technical and economic evaluation of reservoir potential in Alaska. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Methane hydrate north slope permafrost Alaska SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Arctic Canada |
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Natural-gas hydrates have been encountered beneath the permafrost and considered a nuisance by the oil and gas industry for years. Engineers working in Russia, Canada and the US have documented numerous drilling problems, including kicks and uncontrolled gas releases, in arctic regions. Information has been generated in laboratory studies pertaining to the extent, volume, chemistry and phase behavior of gas hydrates. Scientists studying hydrate potential agree that the potential is great--on the North Slope of Alaska alone, it has been estimated at 590 TCF. However, little information has been obtained on physical samples taken from actual rock containing hydrates. This gas-hydrate project is in the second year of a three-year endeavor being sponsored by maurer Technology, noble, and Anadarko Petroleum, in partnership with the DOE. The purpose of the project is to build on previous and ongoing R and D in the area of onshore hydrate deposition. They plan to identify, quantify and predict production potential for hydrates located on the North Slope of Alaska. They also plan to design and implement a program to safely and economically drill, core and produce gas from arctic hydrates. The current work scope is to drill and core a well on Anadarko leases in FY 2003 and 2004. They are also using an on-site core analysis laboratory to determine some of the physical characteristics of the hydrates and surrounding rock. The well is being drilled from a new Anadarko Arctic Platform that will have minimal footprint and environmental impact. They hope to correlate geology, geophysics, logs, and drilling and production data to allow reservoir models to be calibrated. Ultimately, the goal is to form an objective technical and economic evaluation of reservoir potential in Alaska. |
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Thomas E. Williams Keith Millheim Buddy King |
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METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTION FROM ALASKAN PERMAFROST |
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METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTION FROM ALASKAN PERMAFROST |
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METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTION FROM ALASKAN PERMAFROST |
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METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTION FROM ALASKAN PERMAFROST |
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METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTION FROM ALASKAN PERMAFROST |
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methane hydrate production from alaskan permafrost |
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