Gas production from a silty hydrate reservoir in the South China Sea using hydraulic fracturing: A numerical simulation

• Published in: Energy science & engineering Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 1106 - 1122
• Main Authors: Sun, Jiaxin, Ning, Fulong, Liu, Tianle, Liu, Changling, Chen, Qiang, Li, Yanlong, Cao, Xinxin, Mao, Peixiao, Zhang, Ling, Jiang, Guosheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2019; Wiley
• Subjects: Computer simulation; Economic conditions; Efficiency; Gas hydrates; Gas recovery; horizontal well; Horizontal wells; Hydrates; Hydraulic fracturing; Investigations; Laboratories; Natural gas; natural gas hydrate; Oil and gas production; Permeability; Pressure reduction; production potential; Reservoirs; Sediments; South China Sea; Stimulation; South China Sea; China

The low permeability of silty hydrate reservoirs in the South China Sea is a critical issue that threatens safe, efficient, and long‐term gas production from these reservoirs. Hydraulic fracturing is a potentially promising stimulation technology for such low‐permeability reservoirs. Here, we assess...