Study on the Mechanical Properties of Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoirs with Multicomponent under Different Engineering Conditions

Lei Wang, Jin Yang (), Lilin Li, Ting Sun and Dongsheng Xu
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Lei Wang: College of Safety and Ocean Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Jin Yang: College of Safety and Ocean Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Lilin Li: SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing 102200, China
Ting Sun: College of Safety and Ocean Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Dongsheng Xu: College of Safety and Ocean Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 23, 1-23

Abstract: For wellbore stability issues induced by drilling operations in natural gas hydrate-containing reservoirs, wellbore stability research will focus on the mechanical properties of hydrate reservoirs. According to the content of the research, the response relationship between the hydrate core and the base physical property changes under different engineering parameters is established, and the law of hydrate mechanical property changes with temperature and pressure is studied for various physical properties. According to theoretical research and experimental data, it has been determined that: hydrate core-resolved gas and transverse and longitudinal wave velocity have a positive correlation with saturation and pressure and a negative correlation with temperature; a negative correlation exists between resistivity and saturation. The hydrate core stiffness strength correlates positively with saturation and adversely with temperature. Under the identical strain conditions, when saturation, pore pressure, and temperature increase, the stress of the hydrate grows rapidly; there is a distinct inflection point, and the hydrate does not form above a particular temperature. To prevent the decomposition of hydrates and minimize disasters such as well wall instability and reservoir collapse, it is possible to reduce reservoir in situ temperature and pressure fluctuations in accordance with operational requirements.

Keywords: natural gas hydrate; mechanical properties; rock mechanics experiment; sandy sediment; temperature and pressure conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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