Timescales and processes of methane hydrate formation and breakdown, with application to geologic systems

CD Ruppel, WF Waite - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Gas hydrate is an ice‐like form of water and low molecular weight gas stable at
temperatures of roughly− 10° C to 25° C and pressures of~ 3 to 30 MPa in geologic systems …

Review on the gas hydrate development and production as a new energy resource

JY Lee, BJ Ryu, TS Yun, J Lee, GC Cho - KSCE journal of civil engineering, 2011 - Springer
Gas hydrates consist of guest gas molecules inside hydrogen-bonded water lattices. Natural
gas hydrates are found in offshore and permafrost regions. The large amounts of gas …

Microstructural evolution of gas hydrates in sedimentary matrices observed with synchrotron X‐ray computed tomographic microscopy

M Chaouachi, A Falenty, K Sell… - Geochemistry …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The formation process of gas hydrates in sedimentary matrices is of crucial importance for
the physical and transport properties of the resulting aggregates. This process has never …

Strength analysis of hydrate-bearing sandy sediments in excess gas and excess water based on drained triaxial compression tests

Z You, Y Hao, W Hu, S Shen, P Wu, Y Li - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
The safe and efficient production of methane hydrate (MH) has attracted much attention, and
the engineering geological risks in MH production are highly valued. Safety evaluation of the …

Acoustic characteristics on clayey-silty sediments of the South China Sea during methane hydrate formation and dissociation

T Liu, H Tang, P Wu, H Wang, Y Song, Y Li - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Acoustic wave propagation can be used to detect hydrate reservoirs due to their unique
characteristics in different media. Gas hydrate solids in reservoir pores exhibit higher wave …

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 …

Hydro-bio-geomechanical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments from Nankai Trough

JC Santamarina, S Dai, M Terzariol, J Jang… - Marine and petroleum …, 2015 - Elsevier
Natural hydrate-bearing sediments from the Nankai Trough, offshore Japan, were studied
using the Pressure Core Characterization Tools (PCCTs) to obtain geomechanical …

天然气水合物开采的土力学问题: 现状与挑战.

韦昌富, 颜荣涛, 田慧会, 周家作, 李文涛… - Natural Gas …, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
有效确定含天然气水合物(以下简称水合物) 沉积物的工程力学特性并厘清其随水合物分解过程
的变化规律, 是实现水合物安全, 高效开采的前提和保证. 为此, 围绕水合物开采过程所涉及的 …

Archie's saturation exponent for natural gas hydrate in coarse‐grained reservoirs

AE Cook, WF Waite - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Accurately quantifying the amount of naturally occurring gas hydrate in marine and
permafrost environments is important for assessing its resource potential and understanding …