The Law of Liquid–Solid Carrying in the Wellbore of Natural Gas Hydrate Gas Well under the Condition of Foam Drainage Gas Recovery

Haitao Li; Na Wei; Haiyu Hu; Zhaolong Ge; Lin Jiang; Fengjun Liu; Xiaoran Wang; Chao Zhang; Hanming Xu; Jun Pei; Bjørn Kvamme

doi:10.3390/en16052414

Energies (Mar 2023)

The Law of Liquid–Solid Carrying in the Wellbore of Natural Gas Hydrate Gas Well under the Condition of Foam Drainage Gas Recovery

Haitao Li,
Na Wei,
Haiyu Hu,
Zhaolong Ge,
Lin Jiang,
Fengjun Liu,
Xiaoran Wang,
Chao Zhang,
Hanming Xu,
Jun Pei,
Bjørn Kvamme

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Haitao Li: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Road No.8, Chengdu 610500, China
Na Wei: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Road No.8, Chengdu 610500, China
Haiyu Hu: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Road No.8, Chengdu 610500, China
Zhaolong Ge: State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Shazheng Road No.174, Chongqing 400044, China
Lin Jiang: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Road No.8, Chengdu 610500, China
Fengjun Liu: Chengdu Advanced Metal Material Industrial Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Huajin Road No.738, Chengdu 610500, China
Xiaoran Wang: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Road No.8, Chengdu 610500, China
Chao Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Road No.8, Chengdu 610500, China
Hanming Xu: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Road No.8, Chengdu 610500, China
Jun Pei: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Road No.8, Chengdu 610500, China
Bjørn Kvamme: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Road No.8, Chengdu 610500, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16052414
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 5
p. 2414

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During the trial production of marine gas hydrate in the former Soviet Union, Canada, North Slope of Alaska, South Sea Trough of Japan and Shenhu Sea of South China Sea, the problem of sand and water production cannot be avoided. The problems of sand production and water production in the process of natural gas hydrate depressurization exploitation have seriously restricted the exploitation efficiency and production of natural gas hydrate. The problems of sand production and water production are some of the main factors that prevent natural gas hydrate being commercially exploited. Therefore, it is urgent to carry out useful, relevant and cutting-edge research on the efficient drainage of sand and water from the wellbore in the process of natural gas hydrate mining. This paper innovatively proposes liquid-carrying and solid-carrying technology under foam circulation purging to address the existing problems of sand removal and drainage technology in hydrate mining. At present, no scholar has used this technology to solve the problem of sand removal and drainage in hydrate mining. Therefore, the research on efficient drainage is imperative. In this paper, We mainly studied the liquid-carrying and solid-carrying of vertical wellbore under the condition of foam cycle purging. We have revealed the relevant the liquid-carrying law and solid-carrying law through the above research.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
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