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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 41, 期 12, 页码 4176-4184出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060535
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) fellowship - NETL, U.S. Department of Energy
Permeability is a critical parameter governing methane flux and fluid flow in hydrate-bearing sediments; however, limited valid data are available due to experimental challenges. Here we investigate the relationship between apparent water permeability (k') and hydrate saturation (S-h), accounting for hydrate pore-scale growth habit and meso-scale heterogeneity. Results from capillary tube models rely on cross-sectional tube shapes and hydrate pore habits, thus are appropriate only for sediments with uniform hydrate distribution and known hydrate pore character. Given our pore network modeling results showing that accumulating hydrate in sediments decreases sediment porosity and increases hydraulic tortuosity, we propose a modified Kozeny-Carman model to characterize water permeability in hydrate-bearing sediments. This model agrees well with experimental results and can be easily implemented in reservoir simulators with no empirical variables other than S-h. Results are also relevant to flow through other natural sediments that undergo diagenesis, salt precipitation, or bio-clogging.
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