期刊
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
卷 77, 期 -, 页码 235-246出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.06.013
关键词
Gas hydrate; Hydrate lenses; Clayey sediments; Frozen ground
资金
- DOE/NETL [DE-FC26-06NT42963]
- Goizueta Foundation
- KAUST's endowment
Hydro-thermo-chemo and mechanically coupled processes determine hydrate morphology and control gas production from hydrate-bearing sediments. Force balance, together with mass and energy conservation analyses anchored in published data provide robust asymptotic solutions that reflect governing processes in hydrate systems. Results demonstrate that hydrate segregation in clayey sediments results in a two-material system whereby hydrate lenses are surrounded by hydrate-free water-saturated clay. Hydrate saturation can reach approximate to 2% by concentrating the excess dissolved gas in the pore water and approximate to 20% from metabolizable carbon. Higher hydrate saturations are often found in natural sediments and imply methane transport by advection or diffusion processes. Hydrate dissociation is a strongly endothermic event; the available latent heat in a reservoir can sustain significant hydrate dissociation without triggering ice formation during depressurization. The volume of hydrate expands 2-to-4 times upon dissociation or CO2-CH4 replacement. Volume expansion can be controlled to maintain lenses open and to create new open mode discontinuities that favor gas recovery. Pore size is the most critical sediment parameter for hydrate formation and gas recovery and is controlled by the smallest grains in a sediment. Therefore any characterization must carefully consider the amount of fines and their associated mineralogy. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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