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. Oil-field engineers working in Russia, Canada and the USA have documented numerous drilling problems, including kicks and uncontrolled gas releases, in Arctic regions. I...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:840423 2023-07-30T04:01:17+02:00 METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTION FROM ALASKAN PERMAFROST Thomas E. Williams Keith Millheim Bill Liddell 2008-02-05 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/840423 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/840423 https://doi.org/10.2172/840423 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/840423 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/840423 https://doi.org/10.2172/840423 doi:10.2172/840423 02 PETROLEUM 03 NATURAL GAS ARCTIC REGIONS CHEMISTRY DEPOSITION DRILLING ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS GAS HYDRATES GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS HYDRATES NATURAL GAS PERMAFROST PETROLEUM PRODUCTION 2008 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/840423 2023-07-11T08:40:36Z Natural-gas hydrates have been encountered beneath the permafrost and considered a nuisance by the oil and gas industry for years. Oil-field engineers working in Russia, Canada and the USA 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 hydrates 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 a cost-shared partnership between Maurer Technology, Anadarko Petroleum, Noble Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Energy's Methane Hydrate R&D program. The purpose of the project is to build on previous and ongoing R&D in the area of onshore hydrate deposition to help identify, quantify and predict production potential for hydrates located on the North Slope of Alaska. As part of the project work scope, team members drilled and cored the HOT ICE No. 1 on Anadarko leases beginning in January 2003 and completed in March 2004. Due to scheduling constraints imposed by the Arctic drilling season, operations at the site were suspended between April 21, 2003 and January 30, 2004. An on-site core analysis laboratory was designed, constructed and used for determining physical characteristics of frozen core immediately after it was retrieved from the well. The well was drilled from a new and innovative Anadarko Arctic Platform that has a greatly reduced footprint and environmental impact. Final efforts of the project were to correlate geology, geophysics, logs, and drilling and production data and provide this information to scientists for future hydrate operations. Unfortunately, no gas hydrates were encountered in this well; however, a wealth of information was generated and is contained in the project reports. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Ice 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. Oil-field engineers working in Russia, Canada and the USA 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 hydrates 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 a cost-shared partnership between Maurer Technology, Anadarko Petroleum, Noble Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Energy's Methane Hydrate R&D program. The purpose of the project is to build on previous and ongoing R&D in the area of onshore hydrate deposition to help identify, quantify and predict production potential for hydrates located on the North Slope of Alaska. As part of the project work scope, team members drilled and cored the HOT ICE No. 1 on Anadarko leases beginning in January 2003 and completed in March 2004. Due to scheduling constraints imposed by the Arctic drilling season, operations at the site were suspended between April 21, 2003 and January 30, 2004. An on-site core analysis laboratory was designed, constructed and used for determining physical characteristics of frozen core immediately after it was retrieved from the well. The well was drilled from a new and innovative Anadarko Arctic Platform that has a greatly reduced footprint and environmental impact. Final efforts of the project were to correlate geology, geophysics, logs, and drilling and production data and provide this information to scientists for future hydrate operations. Unfortunately, no gas hydrates were encountered in this well; however, a wealth of information was generated and is contained in the project reports. |
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Thomas E. Williams Keith Millheim Bill Liddell |
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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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Arctic Ice Methane hydrate north slope permafrost Alaska |
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