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Title: Fast parametric relationships for the large-scale reservoir simulation of mixed CH4-CO2 gas hydrate systems

Abstract

A recent Department of Energy field test on the Alaska North Slope has increased interest in the ability to simulate systems of mixed CO2-CH4 hydrates. However, the physically realistic simulation of mixed-hydrate simulation is not yet a fully solved problem. Limited quantitative laboratory data leads to the use of various ab initio, statistical mechanical, or other mathematic representations of mixed-hydrate phase behavior. Few of these methods are suitable for inclusion in reservoir simulations, particularly for systems with large number of grid elements, 3D systems, or systems with complex geometric configurations. In this paper, we present a set of fast parametric relationships describing the thermodynamic properties and phase behavior of a mixed methane-carbon dioxide hydrate system. We use well-known, off-the-shelf hydrate physical properties packages to generate a sufficiently large dataset, select the most convenient and efficient mathematical forms, and fit the data to those forms to create a physical properties package suitable for inclusion in the TOUGH+ family of codes. Finally, the mapping of the phase and thermodynamic space reveals the complexity of the mixed-hydrate system and allows understanding of the thermodynamics at a level beyond what much of the existing laboratory data and literature currently offer.

Authors:
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Earth and Environmental Science Area. Energy Geosciences Division
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE), Office of Resource Sustainability (FE-30)
OSTI Identifier:
1435086
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1397425
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Computers and Geosciences
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 103; Journal ID: ISSN 0098-3004
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; methane hydrate; CO2 hydrate; mixed hydrate; equation of state

Citation Formats

Reagan, Matthew T., Moridis, George J., and Seim, Katie S. Fast parametric relationships for the large-scale reservoir simulation of mixed CH4-CO2 gas hydrate systems. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2017.03.018.
Reagan, Matthew T., Moridis, George J., & Seim, Katie S. Fast parametric relationships for the large-scale reservoir simulation of mixed CH4-CO2 gas hydrate systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2017.03.018
Reagan, Matthew T., Moridis, George J., and Seim, Katie S. Mon . "Fast parametric relationships for the large-scale reservoir simulation of mixed CH4-CO2 gas hydrate systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2017.03.018. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1435086.
@article{osti_1435086,
title = {Fast parametric relationships for the large-scale reservoir simulation of mixed CH4-CO2 gas hydrate systems},
author = {Reagan, Matthew T. and Moridis, George J. and Seim, Katie S.},
abstractNote = {A recent Department of Energy field test on the Alaska North Slope has increased interest in the ability to simulate systems of mixed CO2-CH4 hydrates. However, the physically realistic simulation of mixed-hydrate simulation is not yet a fully solved problem. Limited quantitative laboratory data leads to the use of various ab initio, statistical mechanical, or other mathematic representations of mixed-hydrate phase behavior. Few of these methods are suitable for inclusion in reservoir simulations, particularly for systems with large number of grid elements, 3D systems, or systems with complex geometric configurations. In this paper, we present a set of fast parametric relationships describing the thermodynamic properties and phase behavior of a mixed methane-carbon dioxide hydrate system. We use well-known, off-the-shelf hydrate physical properties packages to generate a sufficiently large dataset, select the most convenient and efficient mathematical forms, and fit the data to those forms to create a physical properties package suitable for inclusion in the TOUGH+ family of codes. Finally, the mapping of the phase and thermodynamic space reveals the complexity of the mixed-hydrate system and allows understanding of the thermodynamics at a level beyond what much of the existing laboratory data and literature currently offer.},
doi = {10.1016/j.cageo.2017.03.018},
journal = {Computers and Geosciences},
number = ,
volume = 103,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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