Review of natural gas hydrates as an energy resource: Prospects and challenges

ZR Chong, SHB Yang, P Babu, P Linga, XS Li - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel and has been identified as a strong candidate
for energy resource compared to oil and coal. Natural gas hydrate is an energy resource for …

Investigation into gas production from natural gas hydrate: A review

XS Li, CG Xu, Y Zhang, XK Ruan, G Li, Y Wang - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

A review of gas hydrate growth kinetic models

Z Yin, M Khurana, HK Tan, P Linga - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Research on gas hydrates has progressed over the past several decades as a technology
enabler for several innovative applications in the areas of water, energy, and environmental …

Methane hydrates: A future clean energy resource

Z Yin, P Linga - Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural gas has been considered as the best transition fuel into the future carbon constraint
world. The ever-increasing demand for natural gas has prompted expanding research and …

Evaluation of gas production from methane hydrates using depressurization, thermal stimulation and combined methods

Y Song, C Cheng, J Zhao, Z Zhu, W Liu, M Yang, K Xue - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
To investigate the gas production from methane hydrate-bearing sediments, the gas
production processes from methane hydrate in porous media using depressurization, two …

Hydrate reformation characteristics in natural gas hydrate dissociation process: A review

M Yang, J Zhao, J Zheng, Y Song - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrates are considered as some of the most promising energy sources.
However, economical, safe, and commercial exploitation of marine hydrates has not yet …

Anisotropy analysis of two-phase flow permeability in the multi-stage shear process of hydrate-bearing sediments

P Wu, Y Chen, A Shang, J Ding, J Wei, W Liu, Y Li - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrate is a promising energy resource for the future. However, due to the
shallow burial and low-degree of consolidation, hydrate-bearing sediment (HBS) is prone to …

Unsaturated water flow-induced the structure variation of gas hydrate reservoir and its effect on fluid migration and gas production

B Chen, H Sun, K Li, T Yu, L Jiang, M Yang, Y Song - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Multi-phase (gas, saturated water, and unsaturated water) seepage is bound to exist in
natural gas hydrates (NGHs) production process. The effect of water flow, especially for …

Methane hydrate formation in excess water simulating marine locations and the impact of thermal stimulation on energy recovery

ZR Chong, GA Pujar, M Yang, P Linga - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigated the gas and water production profiles from methane hydrates
formed in an excess water environment that mimic marine locations. Instead of …

The status of exploitation techniques of natural gas hydrate

L Yang, Y Liu, H Zhang, B Xiao, X Guo, R Wei… - Chinese Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …