Effect of clay on methane hydrate formation and dissociation in sediment: Implications for energy recovery from clayey-sandy hydrate reservoirs

Z Liu, J Zheng, Z Wang, Y Gao, B Sun, Y Liao, P Linga - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrate (NGH) is an unconventional energy source with high energy density,
huge reserves and worldwide distribution. Sand-dominated hydrate-bearing sediments …

[HTML][HTML] Clogging and permeability reduction dynamics in porous media: A numerical simulation study

A Elrahmani, RI Al-Raoush, TD Seers - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamics of fine particle entrainment, transport, and deposition within pore systems,
and in particular, the capacity for mobile fines to impair permeability within porous media is …

Fluid flow-induced fine particle migration and its effects on gas and water production behavior from gas hydrate reservoir

D Guan, A Qu, Z Wang, X Lv, Q Li, S Leng, B Xiao… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrates are widely distributed in silty marine sediments containing fine
particles less than 75 μm in size. The effects of WC (water content) on the behavior of fine …

Hydrate reservoir stimulation and sand control by liquid-solid phase change proppant filled in radial well

X Liu, Z Han, L Yu, W Wei, H Lu, Y Sun - SPE Journal, 2023 - onepetro.org
The depressurization method for natural gas hydrate exploitation encounters the difficulties
of low productivity and sand production. Enhancing hydrate production efficiency and …

CFD-DEM simulation of aggregation and growth behaviors of fluid-flow-driven migrating particle in porous media

H Li, S Wang, X Chen, L Xie, B Shao, Y Ma - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Particle migration with liquid flow is a fundamental problem during the highly efficient
development of oil and gas. In this study, the aggregation and growth behaviors of fluid-flow …

Influencing factors on fines deposition in porous media by CFD–DEM simulation

P Liu, M Sun, Z Chen, S Zhang, FS Zhang, Y Chen… - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
Evolution from fines migration to deposition and clogging is critical for many geotechnical
and environmental engineering practices. In this study, the coupling of computational fluid …

[HTML][HTML] A large-scale experimental simulator for natural gas hydrate recovery and its experimental applications

Y Ge, Q Li, X Lv, M Chen, B Yang, B Song, J Zhao… - Petroleum, 2023 - Elsevier
To facilitate the recovery of natural gas hydrate (NGH) deposits in the South China Sea, we
have designed and developed the world's largest publicly reported experimental simulator …

Effect of seepage velocity on pore clogging growth behavior and its effect on permeability reduction during fines migration in porous media

G Han, TH Kwon - Water Resources Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fines migration driven by fluid flows often causes pore clogging in porous media and thus
reduces the permeability of the porous media. The clogging can pose serious problems in …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation on sand production based on laboratory gas hydrate production experiment

J Lu, G Jin, D Li, D Liang, Y He, L Shi, Y Zhang… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gas from natural gas hydrate (NGH) is priced competitively with gas prices. Most marine
NGH is stored in low cementing strata, which easily cause sand production problems …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on sand production and coupling response of silty hydrate reservoir with different contents of fine clay during depressurization

X Fang, D Yang, F Ning, L Wang, Z Liu, Y Yu, W Xie… - Petroleum, 2023 - Elsevier
To further understand the characteristics of clay and sand production (hereafter collectively
referred to as sand production) and to provide optimization designs of sand control schemes …