Research progress of natural gas hydrate exploitation with CO2 replacement: A review

WN Wei, B Li, Q Gan, YL Li - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrate is a kind of new and clean energy source which has attracted much
attention for safe and efficient energy recovery from hydrate reservoirs. Injecting CO 2 into …

Hydrate blockage in subsea oil/gas flowlines: Prediction, prevention, and remediation

J Wang, Y Meng, B Han, Z Liu, L Zhang, H Yao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of oil and gas resources moving from onshore to offshore, hydrate
blockage issues in subsea flowlines have become increasingly prominent. Hydrate control …

Thermotactic habit of gas hydrate growth enables a fast transformation of melting ice

L Yang, D Guan, A Qu, Q Li, Y Ge, H Liang, H Dong… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Promoting hydrate formation kinetics is considered a major challenge hindering the
application of hydrate-based techniques. Surfactants are thus widely used for a better gas …

The locally varying thermodynamic driving force dominates the gas production efficiency from natural gas hydrate-bearing marine sediments

L Yang, K Shi, A Qu, H Liang, Q Li, X Lv, S Leng, Y Liu… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Overcoming the gas production efficiency issues from marine gas hydrate reservoirs
requires a better understanding of the interactions between the depressurization scheme …

Hydrate deposition model and flow assurance technology in gas-dominant pipeline transportation systems: A review

S Zhang, L Shang, L Zhou, Z Lv - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
With the exploration and development of natural gas gradually extended to the deep sea,
low-temperature and high-pressure environmental conditions and long-distance …

Long-term numerical simulation of a joint production of gas hydrate and underlying shallow gas through dual horizontal wells in the South China Sea

R Wei, Y **a, Z Wang, Q Li, X Lv, S Leng, L Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent field tests to recover natural gas from marine gas hydrate reservoirs in Japan and
China have exhibited worldwide attention to this strategic energy form; significant …

Spontaneous lifting and self-cleaning of gas hydrate crystals

C Lang, Z Chen, A Hassanpouryouzband… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Crystal fouling, which refers to the accumulation of precipitates on surfaces and the
associated damage, is a common problem in many industrial processes. In deepwater oil …

Investigation on plugging prediction of multiphase flow in natural gas hydrate sediment with different field scales

H Sun, B Chen, W Pang, Y Song, M Yang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The change in water–gas flowrate ratio is one of the main reasons to induce plugging
occurrence in the natural gas hydrate (NGH) exploitation process, which significantly …

Pore-scale investigation on methane hydrate formation and plugging under gas–water flow conditions in a micromodel

J Zhang, N Zhang, X Sun, J Zhong, Z Wang, L Hou, S Li… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrate formation in the pores of porous media is known to decrease reservoir permeability.
Current research on hydrate formation in porous media primarily focuses on the static state …

Synergistic CH4 hydrate recovery and CO2 storage by coupling depressurization with CO2/N2 injection: A pilot-scale investigation

M Niu, Y Yao, Z Yin, K Liu, P Bian, M Zi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
To ensure sustainable energy supply while mitigating climate change, combining CH 4
recovery with CO 2 storage in marine natural gas hydrate (NGH) reservoirs is a promising …