Energy analysis and determination of controlling mechanisms of dissociation for hydrate reservoirs via tracking of dissociation front

Khan, Shadman Hasan; Dixit, Gaurav; Majumder, C. B.; Arora, Amit

doi:10.1007/s12517-021-06944-4

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“…The reservoir can be divided into a hydrate dissociation zone and an undissociated area based on the location of the dissociation front. The two regions have apparent mechanical properties and phase transformation differences. − At present, many scholars have conducted extensive investigations on the hydrate dissociation property. For example, Terzariol et al and Zheng et al used analytical methods to study the hydrate dissociation fronts under different boundary conditions.…”

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“…In terms of numerical models, Liu et al analyzed the relationship between the moving shape of the hydrate dissociation front and soil thermal conductivity. Khan et al and Zheng et al , conducted numerical simulations to investigate the hydrate dissociation mechanism. They studied the effects of injection heat, production pressure, and permeability on the hydrate dissociation front.…”

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Hydrate Dissociation Evaluation and Stratum Subsidence Response Induced by Depressurization in Hydrate-Bearing Permafrost

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Ensuring formation stability is vital to realizing the commercial development of hydrate reservoirs. Therefore, studying the formation subsidence in the hydrate mining process is essential. This study proposes a method for predicting the maximum surface subsidence using the hydrate dissociation front. Firstly, to more realistically evaluate the hydrate dissociation characteristics and reservoir deformation during the hydrate mining process in permafrost, soil permeability experiments under different hydrate saturations were conducted, and the dynamic permeability model was established. On this basis, combined with the multifield coupling model, the depressurization process of the hydrate reservoir is simulated. The hydrate dissociation property and stratum subsidence response under different parameters are analyzed. In addition, the parameter sensitivity is evaluated, and the corresponding relationship between the hydrate dissociation front and the maximum surface subsidence is established. According to the research results, assuming that the safety limit of surface subsidence is set to 0.3 m, the safe hydrate dissociation range within soil permeability K = [20 mD, 120 mD] is about [0 m, 77.7 m]. For every 20% decrease in wellhead pressure, the hydrate dissociation range increases by 30%. It is worth noting that the three points A, B, and C (located at the upper, middle, and lower positions next to the well perforation end) show completely different deformation trends during the mining process.

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