Impact of hydrate saturation on water permeability in hydrate-bearing sediments
Abstract
Permeability of the hydrate-bearing sediments vitally affects the hydrate dissociation process as well as the rate and efficiency of gas production. Reported permeability values are observed to be widely are very scattered owing to the dependence on multiple factors such as experimental conditions and test procedures. It is critical that the permeability is measured accurately to enable prediction of long-term gas production using numerical simulation for an economic development of hydrate-bearing reservoirs. In this study, the tetrahydrofuran (THF) hydrates that exhibit pore habits of the pore-filling pattern are formed in sediments, and the water permeability is quantified as a function of hydrate saturation. The results reveal that a decrease in the permeability for an increase in the hydrate saturation. Based on the measured values that are bounded by Kozeny grain-coating and pore-filling models, the fitting parameters of the empirical permeability models are indicated for use in numerical simulation of long-term hydrate dissociation. Wave velocity measurements reveal pore habits of pore-filling pattern of THF hydrates in the sediments with Sh < 0.5, and a gradual transition to patchy and load-bearing pore-habits when Sh > 0.6. The numerical simulation results obtained using the complementary pore-network model suggest that the THF hydrates inmore »
- Authors:
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- Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
- Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Hanyang Univ. (South Korea)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1532666
- Report Number(s):
- NETL-PUB-21861
Journal ID: ISSN 0920-4105
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 174; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-4105
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES
Citation Formats
Mahabadi, Nariman, Dai, Sheng, Seol, Yongkoo, and Jang, Jaewon. Impact of hydrate saturation on water permeability in hydrate-bearing sediments. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2018.11.084.
Mahabadi, Nariman, Dai, Sheng, Seol, Yongkoo, & Jang, Jaewon. Impact of hydrate saturation on water permeability in hydrate-bearing sediments. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.11.084
Mahabadi, Nariman, Dai, Sheng, Seol, Yongkoo, and Jang, Jaewon. Fri .
"Impact of hydrate saturation on water permeability in hydrate-bearing sediments". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.11.084. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1532666.
@article{osti_1532666,
title = {Impact of hydrate saturation on water permeability in hydrate-bearing sediments},
author = {Mahabadi, Nariman and Dai, Sheng and Seol, Yongkoo and Jang, Jaewon},
abstractNote = {Permeability of the hydrate-bearing sediments vitally affects the hydrate dissociation process as well as the rate and efficiency of gas production. Reported permeability values are observed to be widely are very scattered owing to the dependence on multiple factors such as experimental conditions and test procedures. It is critical that the permeability is measured accurately to enable prediction of long-term gas production using numerical simulation for an economic development of hydrate-bearing reservoirs. In this study, the tetrahydrofuran (THF) hydrates that exhibit pore habits of the pore-filling pattern are formed in sediments, and the water permeability is quantified as a function of hydrate saturation. The results reveal that a decrease in the permeability for an increase in the hydrate saturation. Based on the measured values that are bounded by Kozeny grain-coating and pore-filling models, the fitting parameters of the empirical permeability models are indicated for use in numerical simulation of long-term hydrate dissociation. Wave velocity measurements reveal pore habits of pore-filling pattern of THF hydrates in the sediments with Sh < 0.5, and a gradual transition to patchy and load-bearing pore-habits when Sh > 0.6. The numerical simulation results obtained using the complementary pore-network model suggest that the THF hydrates in the sediments may form in small clusters with an average patch size of ~4 pores.},
doi = {10.1016/j.petrol.2018.11.084},
journal = {Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering},
number = C,
volume = 174,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Fri Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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