A state-of-the-art review and prospect of gas hydrate reservoir drilling techniques

N Wei, J Pei, J Zhao, L Zhang, S Zhou, P Luo… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Securing energy means grasping the key link in the national development and security
strategy. Under the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, the overall tendency of …

Natural Gas Hydrate Decomposition Characteristics at the Exploitation Anaphase via Sediment Warming

S Ma, Z Liu, J Zheng, Z Wu, N Li, X Guan, J Han… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The exploitation anaphase of natural gas hydrate is with irreducible pressure conditions and
low hydrate saturation low temperature, when the hydrates may only decompose via …

Gas recovery enhancement from fine-grained hydrate reservoirs through positive inter-branch interference and optimized spiral multilateral well network

P Mao, N Wu, Y Wan, F Ning, J Sun, X Wang… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2022 - Elsevier
A spiral multilateral well network is a promising production method to enhance long-term
gas recovery from prevalent fine-grained hydrate reservoirs. However, practical application …

Research on Natural Gas Production Behavior Using Stepwise Depressurization with a Horizontal Well

J Wang, X Zhang, K Ge, W Yu, H Wei, J Liu - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
The commercial development of natural gas hydrates (NGH) is important for addressing the
future energy requirements due to the depletion of conventional sources. Analyzing and …

Feasibility evaluation of a new approach of seawater flooding for offshore natural gas hydrate exploitation

T Yu, B Chen, L Jiang, L Zhang, L Yang, M Yang… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, a new approach of seawater flooding was proposed for offshore natural gas
hydrate (NGH) exploitation, whose feasibility was numerically evaluated based on a large …

Coupled flow and geomechanical analysis for gas production from marine heterogeneous hydrate-bearing sediments

BC Dong, P Xiao, YF Sun, JY Kan, MK Yang, XW Peng… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
For natural gas hydrate exploitation, revealing the interaction between flow and
geomechanics is the key to accurate prediction of gas production and formation stability. In …

Classification of natural gas hydrate resources: Review, application and prospect

N Wei, J Pei, H Li, S Zhou, J Zhao, B Kvamme… - Gas Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrates (NGHs) have attracted considerable attention due to their abundant
reserves, widespread distribution, and high energy density. Successful commercial …

Well Location Evaluation of Depressurized Production from the Multilayer Gas Hydrate Reservoir

L Liu, S Li, N Zhang, Y Guo, X Huang, H Sun… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The success of natural gas hydrate (NGH) production test in 2020 at the South China Sea
suggests that horizontal wells have the potential to enhance the productivity of low …

Long-Term Performance and Security of Gas Production for Horizontal-Well Depressurization Exploitation: Insights from a Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical …

P Li, Z Fan, M Li, L Zhao, D Wang - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Horizontal-well depressurization for marine hydrate exploitation started in 2020. Short-term
gas production stability (∼ 30 days) contrasts with ongoing uncertainties about long-term …

Numerical Simulation of Optimized Step-Wise Depressurization for Enhanced Natural Gas Hydrate Production in the Nankai Trough of Japan

K Xue, Y Liu, T Yu, J Lv - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The utilization of natural gas hydrates as an alternative energy source has garnered
significant attention due to their proven potential. Despite the successful offshore natural gas …