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Improved temperature distribution upon varying gas producing channel in gas hydrate reservoir: Insights from the Joule-Thomson effect
DaweiGuan,AoxingQu,PengGao,QiFan,QingpingLi,LunxiangZhang,JiafeiZhao,YongchenSong,LeiYang
Applied Energy Pub Date : 07/25/2023 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121542
Abstract
The gas production from marine gas hydrate has always been plagued by low productivity; the complex geological environment poses a significant obstacle to its commercialization. Horizontal wells are thus getting increasing attention due to their advantages in facilitating pressure propagation. Here a pre-embedded dual horizontal well was used to probe its effects in the local temperature distribution and gas production behavior. By doubling the number of boreholes, the flow channels of gas were increased enlarging the decomposition zone. Specifically, this was found to raise the reservoir temperature from −1 °C in a single well to approximately 0 °C. The temperature decline was more moderate due to a weakened Joule-Thomson effect. Consequently, almost 90% of the cumulative gas yield was produced before the lowest temperature occurred, compared to ∼30% in the single vertical well case. This indicates that the gas production from a dual well case was proceeding at a relatively higher temperature, potentially benefitting an enhanced gas production efficiency. An enlarged depressurization region was thus suggested in the field test for a controlled temperature decline to make more use of the sensible heat of the reservoir.
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