EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE SATURATION LEVEL OF METHANE HYDRATE IN THE EASTERN NANKAI TROUGH SEDIMENTS
The pore saturation of natural gas hydrate in sediments is a key parameter for estimating hydrate resources in a reservoir. For a better understanding of gas hydrate distribution, the experimental study of the pore saturation of methane hydrate in sediments from a hydrate reservoir in the Eastern Na...
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ftunivbritcolcir:oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/1095 2023-05-15T17:11:20+02:00 EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE SATURATION LEVEL OF METHANE HYDRATE IN THE EASTERN NANKAI TROUGH SEDIMENTS Kawasaki, Tatsuji Fujii, Tetsuya Nakamizu, Masaru Lu, Hailong Ripmeester, John A. University of British Columbia. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering International Conference on Gas Hydrates (6th : 2008 : Vancouver, B.C.) Nankai Trough 2008-07 200022 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1095 eng eng Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ CC-BY-NC-ND Methane hydrate Saturation Sediment types Particle size Specific surface area Text Conference Paper 2008 ftunivbritcolcir 2019-10-15T17:43:35Z The pore saturation of natural gas hydrate in sediments is a key parameter for estimating hydrate resources in a reservoir. For a better understanding of gas hydrate distribution, the experimental study of the pore saturation of methane hydrate in sediments from a hydrate reservoir in the Eastern Nankai Trough have been carried out. In total, eleven samples, comprising sand, silty sand, silt, and representative of the main sediment types identified in the Eastern Nankai trough, were tested. The results obtained clearly indicate a particle size and clay content dependent trend: almost 100% of pores were saturated with methane hydrate in sand when little silt and clay were present, decreasing to ~ 13% in silty sand (sand 54%, silt 41% and clay 5%), and ~ 4% in clayey silt. These results are generally consistent with NMR logging results for high-saturation samples, but somewhat different for samples with medium or low saturation levels. Non UBC Unreviewed Conference Object Methane hydrate University of British Columbia: cIRcle - UBC's Information Repository |
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The pore saturation of natural gas hydrate in sediments is a key parameter for estimating hydrate resources in a reservoir. For a better understanding of gas hydrate distribution, the experimental study of the pore saturation of methane hydrate in sediments from a hydrate reservoir in the Eastern Nankai Trough have been carried out. In total, eleven samples, comprising sand, silty sand, silt, and representative of the main sediment types identified in the Eastern Nankai trough, were tested. The results obtained clearly indicate a particle size and clay content dependent trend: almost 100% of pores were saturated with methane hydrate in sand when little silt and clay were present, decreasing to ~ 13% in silty sand (sand 54%, silt 41% and clay 5%), and ~ 4% in clayey silt. These results are generally consistent with NMR logging results for high-saturation samples, but somewhat different for samples with medium or low saturation levels. Non UBC Unreviewed |
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Kawasaki, Tatsuji Fujii, Tetsuya Nakamizu, Masaru Lu, Hailong Ripmeester, John A. |
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Kawasaki, Tatsuji Fujii, Tetsuya Nakamizu, Masaru Lu, Hailong Ripmeester, John A. |
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE SATURATION LEVEL OF METHANE HYDRATE IN THE EASTERN NANKAI TROUGH SEDIMENTS |
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE SATURATION LEVEL OF METHANE HYDRATE IN THE EASTERN NANKAI TROUGH SEDIMENTS |
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE SATURATION LEVEL OF METHANE HYDRATE IN THE EASTERN NANKAI TROUGH SEDIMENTS |
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE SATURATION LEVEL OF METHANE HYDRATE IN THE EASTERN NANKAI TROUGH SEDIMENTS |
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE SATURATION LEVEL OF METHANE HYDRATE IN THE EASTERN NANKAI TROUGH SEDIMENTS |
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experimental studies of the saturation level of methane hydrate in the eastern nankai trough sediments |
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