Simulations of long term methane hydrate dissociation by pressure reduction using an extended RetrasoCodeBright simulator

• Published in: Energy conversion and management Vol. 68; pp. 313 - 323
• Main Authors: Chejara, Ashok, Kvamme, Bjørn, Vafaei, Mohammad Taghi, Jemai, Khaled
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alaska; algorithms; Applied sciences; Computer simulation; Depressurization; dissociation; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; Gas production; heat; Hydrate dissociation; Hydrates; mass transfer; Mathematical models; methane; Methane hydrates; molecular models; Phase transformations; phase transition; Pressure reduction; Reservoirs; RetrasoCodeBright; sediments; temperature; Transport; Alaska; Gas production; Hydrate dissociation; RetrasoCodeBright; Depressurization; Methane hydrates; Simulation; Gas hydrates; Pressure

► Extended reservoir simulator RetrasoCodeBright into a hydrate simulator. ► Studied methane hydrate dissociation and gas production from it using kinetic approach for hydrate phase transition. ► Compared results from RetrasoCodeBright simulator with the results from other well known hydrate simulat...