Sensitivity Analysis of Gas Production from Class 2 and Class 3 Hydrate Deposits
Gas hydrates are solid crystalline compounds in which gas molecules are lodged within the lattices of an ice-like crystalline solid. The vast quantities of hydrocarbon gases trapped in hydrate formations in the permafrost and in deep ocean sediments may constitute a new and promising energy source....
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:960375 2023-07-30T04:04:05+02:00 Sensitivity Analysis of Gas Production from Class 2 and Class 3 Hydrate Deposits Reagan, Matthew Moridis, George Zhang, Keni 2009-12-17 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/960375 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/960375 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/960375 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/960375 54 ANISOTROPY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SOURCES GAS HYDRATES GASES HYDRATES HYDROCARBONS PERMAFROST POROSITY PRODUCTION SEDIMENTS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS WATER WELL SPACING 2009 ftosti 2023-07-11T08:47:26Z Gas hydrates are solid crystalline compounds in which gas molecules are lodged within the lattices of an ice-like crystalline solid. The vast quantities of hydrocarbon gases trapped in hydrate formations in the permafrost and in deep ocean sediments may constitute a new and promising energy source. Class 2 hydrate deposits are characterized by a Hydrate-Bearing Layer (HBL) that is underlain by a saturated zone of mobile water. Class 3 hydrate deposits are characterized by an isolated Hydrate-Bearing Layer (HBL) that is not in contact with any hydrate-free zone of mobile fluids. Both classes of deposits have been shown to be good candidates for exploitation in earlier studies of gas production via vertical well designs - in this study we extend the analysis to include systems with varying porosity, anisotropy, well spacing, and the presence of permeable boundaries. For Class 2 deposits, the results show that production rate and efficiency depend strongly on formation porosity, have a mild dependence on formation anisotropy, and that tighter well spacing produces gas at higher rates over shorter time periods. For Class 3 deposits, production rates and efficiency also depend significantly on formation porosity, are impacted negatively by anisotropy, and production rates may be larger, over longer times, for well configurations that use a greater well spacing. Finally, we performed preliminary calculations to assess a worst-case scenario for permeable system boundaries, and found that the efficiency of depressurization-based production strategies are compromised by migration of fluids from outside the system. Other/Unknown Material Ice permafrost SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) |
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54 ANISOTROPY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SOURCES GAS HYDRATES GASES HYDRATES HYDROCARBONS PERMAFROST POROSITY PRODUCTION SEDIMENTS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS WATER WELL SPACING |
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54 ANISOTROPY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SOURCES GAS HYDRATES GASES HYDRATES HYDROCARBONS PERMAFROST POROSITY PRODUCTION SEDIMENTS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS WATER WELL SPACING Reagan, Matthew Moridis, George Zhang, Keni Sensitivity Analysis of Gas Production from Class 2 and Class 3 Hydrate Deposits |
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54 ANISOTROPY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SOURCES GAS HYDRATES GASES HYDRATES HYDROCARBONS PERMAFROST POROSITY PRODUCTION SEDIMENTS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS WATER WELL SPACING |
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Gas hydrates are solid crystalline compounds in which gas molecules are lodged within the lattices of an ice-like crystalline solid. The vast quantities of hydrocarbon gases trapped in hydrate formations in the permafrost and in deep ocean sediments may constitute a new and promising energy source. Class 2 hydrate deposits are characterized by a Hydrate-Bearing Layer (HBL) that is underlain by a saturated zone of mobile water. Class 3 hydrate deposits are characterized by an isolated Hydrate-Bearing Layer (HBL) that is not in contact with any hydrate-free zone of mobile fluids. Both classes of deposits have been shown to be good candidates for exploitation in earlier studies of gas production via vertical well designs - in this study we extend the analysis to include systems with varying porosity, anisotropy, well spacing, and the presence of permeable boundaries. For Class 2 deposits, the results show that production rate and efficiency depend strongly on formation porosity, have a mild dependence on formation anisotropy, and that tighter well spacing produces gas at higher rates over shorter time periods. For Class 3 deposits, production rates and efficiency also depend significantly on formation porosity, are impacted negatively by anisotropy, and production rates may be larger, over longer times, for well configurations that use a greater well spacing. Finally, we performed preliminary calculations to assess a worst-case scenario for permeable system boundaries, and found that the efficiency of depressurization-based production strategies are compromised by migration of fluids from outside the system. |
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Reagan, Matthew Moridis, George Zhang, Keni |
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Reagan, Matthew Moridis, George Zhang, Keni |
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Reagan, Matthew |
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Sensitivity Analysis of Gas Production from Class 2 and Class 3 Hydrate Deposits |
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Sensitivity Analysis of Gas Production from Class 2 and Class 3 Hydrate Deposits |
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Sensitivity Analysis of Gas Production from Class 2 and Class 3 Hydrate Deposits |
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Sensitivity Analysis of Gas Production from Class 2 and Class 3 Hydrate Deposits |
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Sensitivity Analysis of Gas Production from Class 2 and Class 3 Hydrate Deposits |
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sensitivity analysis of gas production from class 2 and class 3 hydrate deposits |
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