Tapping Methane Hydrates for Unconventional Natural Gas

Elements ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ruppel
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Methane Hydrates ◽  
Unconventional Natural Gas

Unconventional Natural Gas: An LCA with a Conventional Answer

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Littlefield ◽  
Joe Marriott ◽  
Timothy J Skone
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Unconventional Natural Gas

scholarly journals Formation of a Low-Density Liquid Phase during the Dissociation of Gas Hydrates in Confined Environments

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 590
Author(s):  
Lihua Wan ◽  
Xiaoya Zang ◽  
Juan Fu ◽  
Xuebing Zhou ◽  
Jingsheng Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Methane Hydrate ◽  
Phase State ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Methane Hydrates ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Hydrate Dissociation ◽  
State Of Water ◽  
Confined Environment

The large amounts of natural gas in a dense solid phase stored in the confined environment of porous materials have become a new, potential method for storing and transporting natural gas. However, there is no experimental evidence to accurately determine the phase state of water during nanoscale gas hydrate dissociation. The results on the dissociation behavior of methane hydrates confined in a nanosilica gel and the contained water phase state during hydrate dissociation at temperatures below the ice point and under atmospheric pressure are presented. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) were used to trace the dissociation of confined methane hydrate synthesized from pore water confined inside the nanosilica gel. The characterization of the confined methane hydrate was also analyzed by PXRD. It was found that the confined methane hydrates dissociated into ultra viscous low-density liquid water (LDL) and methane gas. The results showed that the mechanism of confined methane hydrate dissociation at temperatures below the ice point depended on the phase state of water during hydrate dissociation.

Caprica Energy and Its Choices

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Jared D. Harris ◽  
Samuel E. Bodily ◽  
Jenny Mead ◽  
Donald Adolphson ◽  
Brad Carmack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Coalbed Methane ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
Natural Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Natural Gas ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Different Parts

Jane Barrow, CEO of Caprica Energy, must recommend to the board which of three potential “unconventional ” natural-gas development sites in different parts of the United States the company should pursue. The case takes place in January 2011, when the “low-hanging fruit ” of natural-gas production in the United States had essentially been picked. All three of the potential sites (shale, coalbed methane, and tight sands) would require hydraulic fracturing, a process of removing gas that was formerly considered inaccessible by injecting water and chemicals into the ground. Because of emerging concerns about the potential harm “fracking ” can do to drinking water, Barrow must not only analyze which site might be most profitable but also what the potential risks to the environment and area residents might be.

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