Natural gas hydrates (NGHs), which extensively exist in sea-floor and permafrost regions,
are considered as an alternative energy in the future for the fossil fuels approaching …

Natural gas hydrate (NGH) has been widely considered as an alternative form of energy with
huge potential, due to its tremendous reserves, cleanness and high energy density. Several …

Maintaining wellbore stability is the basis and prerequisite for efficient methane production
from offshore gas hydrates. Nevertheless, owing to the invasion and disturbance by drilling …

According to the preliminary geological data of gas hydrate bearing-sediments (GHBS) at
site GMGS3-W19 in the third Chinese expedition to drill gas hydrates in 2015, a production …

Vast amounts of natural gas hydrate are buried in subseafloor sediments without
impermeable boundaries, which is recognized as an essential energy source for the future …

Natural gas hydrate, a potential energy source, is clean and occurs abundantly in nature.
Enhancing the gas production efficiency from gas hydrate-bearing sediments (GHBS) is of …

Gas hydrate-bearing sediments at the first offshore gas hydrate production test site in the
Shenhu area, South China Sea, have the characteristics of high irreducible water saturation …

Multilateral wells are acknowledged as a promising well type to achieve the commercial
development of natural gas hydrate. Previous studies have validated the efficacy of …

In 2017, China successfully conducted its first offshore gas hydrate production test by using
vertical well in the Shenhu area, achieving a total gas production of 3.09× 10 5 m 3 …

We analyse numerically an earlier experimental study that involved the formation of
methane hydrates by the excess water method in a small reactor filled with a sandy porous …