Recovery of gas from hydrate deposits using conventional production technology. [Salt-frac technique]

Methane hydrate gas could be a sizeable energy resource if methods can be devised to produce this gas economically. This paper examines two methods of producing gas from hydrate deposits by the injection of hot water or steam, and also examines the feasibility of hydraulic fracturing and pressure re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGuire, P. L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory 1982
Subjects:
Mineral Resources
Organic Compounds
Petroleum Deposits
Mathematical Models
Gas Hydrates
Steam Injection
Geologic Deposits
Fluid Injection
Thermal Recovery 030900* > Natural Gas > Artificial Stimulation
Plowshare > (-1989)
Methane
Enhanced Recovery
Gas Condensate Fields
Pressure Drop
03 Natural Gas
Hydrocarbons
Fracturing
Comminution
Hydraulic Fracturing
Permeability
Recovery
Natural Gas Deposits
Hydrates
Porosity
Alkanes
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Methane hydrate
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1071797/
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Summary:Methane hydrate gas could be a sizeable energy resource if methods can be devised to produce this gas economically. This paper examines two methods of producing gas from hydrate deposits by the injection of hot water or steam, and also examines the feasibility of hydraulic fracturing and pressure reduction as a hydrate gas production technique. A hydraulic fracturing technique suitable for hydrate reservoirs is also described.

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