Down-hole combustion method for gas production from methane hydrates

Castaldi, Marco J.; Zhou, Yue; Yegulalp, Tuncel M.

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.031

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“…Another method of thermal stimulation involves the in situ combustion of methane from the hydrate formation itself. Early simulations by Castaldi et al [112] reported high energy efficiency up to 90% and also discussed the possibility of CO 2 sequestration coupled with this method. A more detailed description of the technique to deploy this approach in the field was suggested by Cranganu [113].…”

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Review of natural gas hydrates as an energy resource: Prospects and challenges

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“…The coal-fired combustion method, as proposed by Castaldi et al [110], is another technique that deserves to be mentioned. By adopting this method, first people needs to find a point in the hydrate zone.…”

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Experimental Simulation of the Exploitation of Natural Gas Hydrate

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Yuan

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Natural gas hydrates are cage-like crystalline compounds in which a large amount of methane is trapped within a crystal structure of water, forming solids at low temperature and high pressure. Natural gas hydrates are widely distributed in permafrost regions and offshore. It is estimated that the worldwide amounts of methane bound in gas hydrates are total twice the amount of carbon to be found in all known fossil fuels on earth. A proper understanding of the relevant exploitation technologies is then important for natural gas production applications. In this paper, the recent advances on the experimental simulation of natural gas hydrate exploitation using the major hydrate production technologies are summarized. In addition, the current situation of the industrial exploitation of natural gas hydrate is introduced, which are expected to be useful for establishing more safe and efficient gas production technologies.

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“…The natural gas hydrate resource has been considered as a potential strategic energy resource for the future [2,3]. Several efficient and feasible gas recovery methods for in-situ CH 4 recovery from the hydrate reservoirs have been proposed, such as hot water injection [4,5], in situ combustion [6,7], depressurization [8][9][10][11], inhibitor injection [12,13], CO 2 replacement [14,15] and the combined methods [16][17][18][19][20]. Using these technologies, extensive research on natural gas production from hydrate in field trials has been conducted within the last decade [21][22][23][24][25].…”

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Numerical Investigation of the Production Behavior of Methane Hydrates under Depressurization Conditions Combined with Well-Wall Heating

Ruan

2017

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Abstract:In this study, a 2D hydrate dissociation simulator has been improved and verified to be valid in numerical simulations of the gas production behavior using depressurization combined with a well-wall heating method. A series of numerical simulations were performed and the results showed that well-wall heating had an influence enhancing the depressurization-induced gas production, but the influence was limited, and it was even gradually weakened with the increase of well-wall heating temperature. Meanwhile, the results of the sensitivity analysis demonstrated the gas production depended on the initial hydrate saturation, initial pressure and the thermal boundary conditions. The supply of heat for hydrate dissociation mainly originates from the thermal boundaries, which control the hydrate dissociation and gas production by depressurization combined with well-wall heating. However, the effect of initial temperature on the gas production could be nearly negligible under depressurization conditions combined with well-wall heating.

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Down-hole combustion method for gas production from methane hydrates

Cited by 97 publications

References 15 publications

Review of natural gas hydrates as an energy resource: Prospects and challenges

Review of natural gas hydrates as an energy resource: Prospects and challenges

Experimental Simulation of the Exploitation of Natural Gas Hydrate

Numerical Investigation of the Production Behavior of Methane Hydrates under Depressurization Conditions Combined with Well-Wall Heating

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