Fluid flow-induced fine particle migration and its effects on gas and water production behavior from gas hydrate reservoir

Dawei Guan, Aoxing Qu, Zifei Wang, Xin Lv, Qingping Li, Shudong Leng, Bo Xiao, Lunxiang Zhang, Jiafei Zhao, Lei Yang and Yongchen Song

Applied Energy, 2023, vol. 331, issue C, No S0306261922015847

Abstract: Natural gas hydrates are widely distributed in silty marine sediments containing fine particles less than 75 μm in size. The effects of WC (water content) on the behavior of fine particle migration and their role in gas and water production do not appear well understood. This work found that the WC slightly affected the gas production pattern in uniform sandy reservoirs. Yet upon a mixture of coarse and fine particles, the fine particles would instantly aggregate at the nearby pore throat reducing the reservoir permeability and prolonging the production by more than 3 times. Surprisingly, 16% of the fine particles at the edge and 19% at the middle were found to migrate with the fluid flow upon increasing water content, resulting in a less hindered initial gas production but a following more complete blockage or even production failure. This behavior can be consolidated in the scenario of a sand-kaolin mixture. The findings could provide new knowledge on the particle migration behavior upon gas and especially water production and guide the strategy design on dealing with the sand problem in the field test.

Keywords: Gas hydrate; Particle migration; Gas production; Blockage; Sand problem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120327

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