The assessment and evolution of offshore gas hydrate deposits using seafloor controlled source electromagnetic methodology

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Mir ◽  
Nigel Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Controlled Source ◽  
Gas Hydrate Deposits

scholarly journals Research into Dissociation Zones of Gas Hydrate Deposits with a Heterogeneous Structure in the Black Sea

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1345
Author(s):  
Oleg Bazaluk ◽  
Kateryna Sai ◽  
Vasyl Lozynskyi ◽  
Mykhailo Petlovanyi ◽  
Pavlo Saik
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Computer Modelling ◽  
Interpolation Method ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Heterogeneous Structure ◽  
Offshore Area ◽  
Gas Hydrate Deposits ◽  
Hydrate Deposit

Ukraine is an energy-dependent country, with less that 50% of its energy consumption fulfilled by its own resources. Natural gas is of paramount importance, especially for industry and society. Therefore, there is an urgent need to search for alternative and potential energy sources, such as gas hydrate deposits in the Black Sea, which can reduce the consumption of imported gas. It is necessary to refine the process parameters of the dissociation of gas hydrate deposits with a heterogeneous structure. The analyzed known geological–geophysical data devoted to the study of the offshore area and the seabed give grounds to assert the existence of a significant amount of hydrate deposits in the Black Sea. An integrated methodological approach is applied, which consists of the development of algorithms for analytical and laboratory studies of gas volumes obtained during the dissociation of deposits with a heterogeneous structure. These data are used for the computer modelling of the dissociation zone in the Surfer-8.0 software package based on the data interpolation method, which uses three methods for calculating the volumes of modelling bodies. A 3D grid-visualization of the studied part of the gas hydrate deposit has been developed. The dissociation zone parameters of gas hydrate deposits with different shares of rock intercalation, that is, the minimum and maximum diameters, have been determined, and the potentially recoverable gas volumes have been assessed. The effective time of the process of gas hydrate deposit dissociation has been substantiated. The obtained research results of the dissociation process of gas hydrate deposits can be used in the development of new technological schemes for gas recovery from the deep-water Black Sea area.

Evaluation and comparison of gas production potential of the typical four gas hydrate deposits in Shenhu area, South China sea

Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 204 ◽  
pp. 117955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Huang ◽  
Zhenyuan Yin ◽  
Yizhao Wan ◽  
Jianye Sun ◽  
Nengyou Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Production Potential ◽  
Shenhu Area ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Gas Hydrate Deposits

Exploration of permafrost with audiomagnetotelluric data for gas hydrates in the Juhugeng Mine of the Qilian Mountains, China

Geophysics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. B247-B258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yang ◽  
Xiangyun Hu ◽  
Wule Lin ◽  
Shuang Liu ◽  
Hui Fang
Keyword(s):  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Qilian Mountains ◽  
High Resistivity ◽  
Electromagnetic Methods ◽  
Survey Technique ◽  
Resistivity Logs ◽  
Gas Hydrate Deposits ◽  
The Qilian Mountains ◽  
The Impact

In China, gas hydrates in onshore permafrost areas have so far only been found in the Juhugeng Mine of the Qilian Mountains. However, their subsurface distribution remains unclear. Electrical resistivity logs have revealed that zones containing gas hydrates have higher resistivity than surrounding zones, which makes electromagnetic methods viable for detecting gas-hydrate deposits. We have deployed a natural-source audio-magnetotelluric (AMT) survey at the Juhugeng Mine. AMT data were collected at 176 sites along five profiles, and resistivity models were derived from 2D inversions after detailed data analysis. After the available geologic and geophysical observations were combined, the inversion results from profile 1 suggested that permafrost near the surface with high resistivity and thickness is essential for underlying gas hydrates to be present. The decrease in resistivity and/or thickness of permafrost due to climate change may lead to gas-hydrate dissociation. The other four AMT transects suggested three prospective gas-hydrate sites. Our results indicate that the AMT survey technique is suitable for exploring gas hydrates in permafrost areas and analyzing the impact of permafrost characteristics on gas-hydrate occurrence.

Resource Evaluation of Marine Gas Hydrate Deposits Using Seafloor Compliance Methods

2006 ◽  
Vol 912 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELEANOR C. WILLOUGHBY ◽  
KONSTANTIN LATYCHEV ◽  
R. NIGEL EDWARDS ◽  
GEORGE MIHAJLOVIC
Keyword(s):  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Resource Evaluation ◽  
Seafloor Compliance ◽  
Marine Gas Hydrate ◽  
Gas Hydrate Deposits
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