Production tests in marine methane-bearing sediments have been carried out worldwide.
Pilot horizontal well tests have exhibited the potential of using horizontal well …

Sand production has been identified as a key reason limiting sustained and commercial gas
production in methane-hydrate-bearing sediments. Production tests in Canada and Japan …

Methane gas extraction by a deep well installed in methane hydrate bearing sediments
(MHBS) found in deep subsea and permafrost regions is a coupled thermal–hydraulic …

A potential of methane hydrate to be an alternative energy resource has triggered numerous
researches to investigate the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of methane …

Methane hydrate (MH) is regarded as one of the potential and substantial energy resources.
The permeability of hydrate-bearing layer (HBL) can potentially influence heat and mass …

The coupled multiphase flow and geomechanical responses are very important
considerations in planning offshore hydrate production. In this work, a novel thermo-hydro …

Sensitivity analysis is required for the different geological settings of methane hydrate–
bearing reservoirs in order to understand the effects of reservoir parameters (such as …

Accurately predicting the coupled response behaviors during production is essential for the
exploitation of gas hydrate. However, the multiphase flow and geomechanical analysis for …

The utilization of multiple-well systems was proposed as a novel approach for the future
commercial gas production from offshore methane hydrate deposits. In order to investigate …

The geomechanical behaviour of hydrate-bearing sediments during methane gas
production is complex due to the spatial and temporal changes in stress, pore pressure …