Permeability of hydrate-bearing sediments

X Ren, Z Guo, F Ning, S Ma - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrate is one of the most potential carbon energy resources because of its
tremendous reserves. Gas and water permeability of natural gas hydrate-bearing sediments …

Permeability of hydrate-bearing fine-grained sediments: Research status, challenges and perspectives

Z Zhang, L Liu, W Lu, C Liu, F Ning, S Dai - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Commercial development of natural gas hydrate, over 90% of which is found in fine-grained
sediments worldwide, is of significance to energy structure, energy security, and global …

Microstructure evolution and dynamic permeability anisotropy during hydrate dissociation in sediment under stress state

P Wu, Y Li, T Yu, Z Wu, L Huang, H Wang, Y Song - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Clarifying the hydrate dissociation behavior, microstructure evolution, and corresponding
seepage property evolution of hydrate reservoirs is essential for dissert area prediction …

Microstructure evolution of hydrate‐bearing sands during thermal dissociation and ensued impacts on the mechanical and seepage characteristics

P Wu, Y Li, W Liu, Y Liu, D Wang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, a microfocus X‐ray computed tomography‐based triaxial testing apparatus was
used to observe and quantify the microstructure evolution of hydrate‐bearing sands during …

Hydrate morphology: Physical properties of sands with patchy hydrate saturation

S Dai, JC Santamarina, WF Waite… - Journal of geophysical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The physical properties of gas hydrate‐bearing sediments depend on the volume fraction
and spatial distribution of the hydrate phase. The host sediment grain size and the state of …

The hydraulic conductivity of sediments: A pore size perspective

XW Ren, JC Santamarina - Engineering Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
This article presents an analysis of previously published hydraulic conductivity data for a
wide range of sediments. All soils exhibit a prevalent power trend between the hydraulic …

A relation of hydraulic conductivity—void ratio for soils based on Kozeny-Carman equation

X Ren, Y Zhao, Q Deng, J Kang, D Li, D Wang - Engineering Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
The relationship between hydraulic conductivity and void ratio is briefly reviewed. The
classical Kozeny-Carman equation is known for its capacity to describe hydraulic …

Scientific results of the second gas hydrate drilling expedition in the Ulleung basin (UBGH2)

BJ Ryu, TS Collett, M Riedel, GY Kim, JH Chun… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2013 - Elsevier
As a part of Korean National Gas Hydrate Program, the Second Ulleung Basin Gas Hydrate
Drilling Expedition (UBGH2) was conducted from 9 July to 30 September, 2010 in the …

Physical characteristic analysis of unconsolidated sediments containing gas hydrate recovered from the Shenhu Area of the South China sea

Y Kuang, L Yang, Q Li, X Lv, Y Li, B Yu, S Leng… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Laboratory research based on the physical characteristics of unconsolidated sediments
containing gas hydrate was carried out on hydrate-bearing sediment samples recovered …

Physical and mechanical properties of the overburden layer on gas hydrate-bearing sediments of the South China sea

L Wang, Y Li, P Wu, S Shen, T Liu, S Leng… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Gas hydrate exploitation may trigger the destruction of the overburden structure and
settlement of the overburden layer on the gas hydrate-bearing sediments. It is extremely …