... Abstract Hydrate has great application prospects in being an energy-storage-releasing medium, the low-cost CO 2 fixation and efficient oil/gas transmission. A deep understanding of the evolution path of hydrate formation is currently one of the most important thresholds for these applications...

... Abstract Hydrate plugging is one of the key factors for the safety and efficiency of deep water gas wells. Currently, the frequently-used method for hydrate plugging prevention is to inject sufficient thermodynamic inhibitors to completely prevent hydrate formation. Based on the accurate...

... Summary It is generally accepted that the volume of natural gas contained in the world's gas hydrate accumulations greatly exceeds that of known gas reserves. There is also growing evidence that natural gas can be produced from gas hydrates with existing conventional production technology...

... Summary Whether hydrate-bearing sediments are formed in nature or in the laboratory, the manner of gas hydrate generation will influence the hydrate habit and distribution, and consequently impact the bulk physical properties. In the last couple years we have begun to better understand...

... Summary HydrateResSim (HRS) is an open-source finite-difference reservoir simulation code capable of simulating the behavior of gas hydrate in porous media. The original version of HRS was developed to simulate pure methane hydrates, and the relationship between equilibrium temperature...

... Summary The Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project (JIP) identified the Diana Basin, located in the Alaminos Canyon and East Breaks Blocks of the Gulf of Mexico, as a potential gas hydrate bearing sand reservoir. In 2009, JIP Leg II drilled two logging-while-drilling (LWD) holes...

... Summary Quantitative experiments were performed to investigate the possible CH4-CO2 hydrate exchange kinetics from injection of CO2 and CO2-N2 gas mixtures through CH4 hydrates. CH4 hydrates were formed from ice particles (75~90 micron in diameter) which were pressurized with CH4 gas at 1500...

... Summary Hydrate-calcite and hydrate-quartz adhesive forces were measured with a micromechanical force apparatus. When compared directly to hydrate-steel adhesive forces for the same bulk fluid, both hydrate-mineral forces are 5–9× larger, with significant dependence on the surface roughness...