Clayey silt reservoirs bearing natural gas hydrates(NGH)are considered to be the hydrate-bearing reservoirs that boast the highest reserves but tend to be the most difficult to exploit.They are proved to be exploitabl...Clayey silt reservoirs bearing natural gas hydrates(NGH)are considered to be the hydrate-bearing reservoirs that boast the highest reserves but tend to be the most difficult to exploit.They are proved to be exploitable by the first NGH production test conducted in the South China Sea in 2017.Based on the understanding of the first production test,the China Geological Survey determined the optimal target NGH reservoirs for production test and conducted a detailed assessment,numerical and experimental simulation,and onshore testing of the reservoirs.After that,it conducted the second offshore NGH production test in 1225 m deep Shenhu Area,South China Sea(also referred to as the second production test)from October 2019 to April 2020.During the second production test,a series of technical challenges of drilling horizontal wells in shallow soft strata in deep sea were met,including wellhead stability,directional drilling of a horizontal well,reservoir stimulation and sand control,and accurate depressurization.As a result,30 days of continuous gas production was achieved,with a cumulative gas production of 86.14×104 m3.Thus,the average daily gas production is 2.87×10^4 m^3,which is 5.57 times as much as that obtained in the first production test.Therefore,both the cumulative gas production and the daily gas production were highly improved compared to the first production test.As indicated by the monitoring results of the second production test,there was no anomaly in methane content in the seafloor,seawater,and atmosphere throughout the whole production test.This successful production test further indicates that safe and effective NGH exploitation is feasible in clayey silt NGH reservoirs.The industrialization of hydrates consists of five stages in general,namely theoretical research and simulation experiments,exploratory production test,experimental production test,productive production test,and commercial production.The second production test serves as an important step from the exploratory production test to exper展开更多
Natural gas hydrate(NGH)is a highly efficient and clean energy,with huge reserves and widespread distribution in permafrost and marine areas.Researches all over the world are committed to developing an effective explo...Natural gas hydrate(NGH)is a highly efficient and clean energy,with huge reserves and widespread distribution in permafrost and marine areas.Researches all over the world are committed to developing an effective exploring technology for NGH reservoirs.In this paper,four conventional in-situ hydrate production methods,such as depressurization,thermal stimulation,inhibitor injection and CO2 replacement,are briefly introduced.Due to the limitations of each method,there has been no significantly breakthrough in hydrate exploring technology.Inspired by the development of unconventional oil and gas fields,researchers have put forward some new hydrate production methods.We summarize the enhanced hydrate exploiting methods,such as CO2/N2–CH4 replacement,CO2/H2–CH4 replacement,hydraulic fracturing treatment,and solid exploration;and potential hydrate mining techniques,such as self-generating heat fluid injection,geothermal stimulation,the well pattern optimization of hydrate exploring.The importance of reservoir stimulation technology for hydrate exploitation is emphasized,and it is believed that hydrate reservoir modification technology is a key to open hydrate resources exploitation,and the major challenges in the process of hydrate exploitation are pointed out.The combination of multiple hydrate exploring technologies and their complementary advantages will be the development trend in the future so as to promote the process of hydrate industrialization.展开更多
In this paper, the mechanical properties of gas hydrate-bearing sediments (GHBS) were summarized and the instability mechanism of submarine hydrate-bearing slope (SHBS) was analyzed under the background of the test pr...In this paper, the mechanical properties of gas hydrate-bearing sediments (GHBS) were summarized and the instability mechanism of submarine hydrate-bearing slope (SHBS) was analyzed under the background of the test production of gas hydrate in the northern part of the South China Sea. The strength reduction finite element method (SRFEM) was introduced to the stability analysis of submarine slopes for the safety of the test production. Two schemes were designed to determine the physical and mechanical parameters of four target wells. Through the division of the hydrate dissociation region and the design of four working conditions, the range and degree of hydrate dissociation at different stages during the test production were simulated. Based on the software ABAQUS, 37 FEM models of SHBS were set up to analyze and assess the stability of the submarine slopes in the area of the test production. Necessary information such as safety factors, deformation, and displacement were obtained at different stages and under different working conditions. According to the calculation results, the submarine slope area is stable before the test production, and the safety factors almost remains the same during and after the test production. All these indicate that the test production has no obvious influence on the area of the test production and the submarine slopes in the area are stable during and after the test production.展开更多
基金This study is supported by the offshore NGH production test projects under the Marine Geological Survey Program initiated by the China Geological Survey(DD20190226,DD20190218)the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(41730528,51991365)。
文摘Clayey silt reservoirs bearing natural gas hydrates(NGH)are considered to be the hydrate-bearing reservoirs that boast the highest reserves but tend to be the most difficult to exploit.They are proved to be exploitable by the first NGH production test conducted in the South China Sea in 2017.Based on the understanding of the first production test,the China Geological Survey determined the optimal target NGH reservoirs for production test and conducted a detailed assessment,numerical and experimental simulation,and onshore testing of the reservoirs.After that,it conducted the second offshore NGH production test in 1225 m deep Shenhu Area,South China Sea(also referred to as the second production test)from October 2019 to April 2020.During the second production test,a series of technical challenges of drilling horizontal wells in shallow soft strata in deep sea were met,including wellhead stability,directional drilling of a horizontal well,reservoir stimulation and sand control,and accurate depressurization.As a result,30 days of continuous gas production was achieved,with a cumulative gas production of 86.14×104 m3.Thus,the average daily gas production is 2.87×10^4 m^3,which is 5.57 times as much as that obtained in the first production test.Therefore,both the cumulative gas production and the daily gas production were highly improved compared to the first production test.As indicated by the monitoring results of the second production test,there was no anomaly in methane content in the seafloor,seawater,and atmosphere throughout the whole production test.This successful production test further indicates that safe and effective NGH exploitation is feasible in clayey silt NGH reservoirs.The industrialization of hydrates consists of five stages in general,namely theoretical research and simulation experiments,exploratory production test,experimental production test,productive production test,and commercial production.The second production test serves as an important step from the exploratory production test to exper
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC0307302,2016YFC0304003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21636009,51576209,51676207,21522609)
文摘Natural gas hydrate(NGH)is a highly efficient and clean energy,with huge reserves and widespread distribution in permafrost and marine areas.Researches all over the world are committed to developing an effective exploring technology for NGH reservoirs.In this paper,four conventional in-situ hydrate production methods,such as depressurization,thermal stimulation,inhibitor injection and CO2 replacement,are briefly introduced.Due to the limitations of each method,there has been no significantly breakthrough in hydrate exploring technology.Inspired by the development of unconventional oil and gas fields,researchers have put forward some new hydrate production methods.We summarize the enhanced hydrate exploiting methods,such as CO2/N2–CH4 replacement,CO2/H2–CH4 replacement,hydraulic fracturing treatment,and solid exploration;and potential hydrate mining techniques,such as self-generating heat fluid injection,geothermal stimulation,the well pattern optimization of hydrate exploring.The importance of reservoir stimulation technology for hydrate exploitation is emphasized,and it is believed that hydrate reservoir modification technology is a key to open hydrate resources exploitation,and the major challenges in the process of hydrate exploitation are pointed out.The combination of multiple hydrate exploring technologies and their complementary advantages will be the development trend in the future so as to promote the process of hydrate industrialization.
基金This work is funded by National Key R&D Project (2017YFC0307605)the China Geological Survey (DD20160217,DD20190218)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11572165)we would like to extend our sincere appreciation for these.
文摘In this paper, the mechanical properties of gas hydrate-bearing sediments (GHBS) were summarized and the instability mechanism of submarine hydrate-bearing slope (SHBS) was analyzed under the background of the test production of gas hydrate in the northern part of the South China Sea. The strength reduction finite element method (SRFEM) was introduced to the stability analysis of submarine slopes for the safety of the test production. Two schemes were designed to determine the physical and mechanical parameters of four target wells. Through the division of the hydrate dissociation region and the design of four working conditions, the range and degree of hydrate dissociation at different stages during the test production were simulated. Based on the software ABAQUS, 37 FEM models of SHBS were set up to analyze and assess the stability of the submarine slopes in the area of the test production. Necessary information such as safety factors, deformation, and displacement were obtained at different stages and under different working conditions. According to the calculation results, the submarine slope area is stable before the test production, and the safety factors almost remains the same during and after the test production. All these indicate that the test production has no obvious influence on the area of the test production and the submarine slopes in the area are stable during and after the test production.
