Oceanic Methane Hydrates: Fundamentals, Technological Innovations, and Sustainability

Oceanic Methane Hydrates: Fundamentals, Technological Innovations, and Sustainability provides fundamental knowledge on gas hydrates, including estimations and known exploration and production methods. Historical and current oil and gas fields and roadmaps containing methane hydrates around the world are covered, along with lab experiments and advancements in numerical reservoir simulations. Comparable onshore tests are included to help engineers gain clarity on field expectations. Finally, emerging technologies in all facets of the business, including well completion, economic aspects, and environmental challenges, particularly methods to reduce the costs of methane hydrate exploration and production techniques are explored. This book provides both information on the basics and advancements needed for today's engineer to tackle this challenging and exciting future energy source. Helps readers understand real data and practice examples Covers the newest developments in methane hydrate, including chemical, reservoir modeling and production testingContains worldwide coverage and analyses of the most recent extraction production testsPresents the full range of emerging technologies and environmental sustainability, including current regulations and critical environmental considerations INDICE: Section 1 Fundamentals and Models 1. Fundamentals of Methane Hydrate 2. Research and Development in Major Countries 3. Micro-Scale Concepts and Dissociation Dynamics 4. Core-Scale in-lab Experiments 5. Advancement in Numerical Simulations in Methane Hydrate Reservoirs Section 2 Field Practice and Activities 6. Real Field Core-Sampling and Analysis 7. Reservoir-Scale Considerations and Methods 8. Real Onshore Tests in Russia, Canada and USA 9. Real Offshore Tests in Japan and China 10. Activities in the Mid-East, Europe and Other Regions 11. Comparisons of Field Activities in Different Worldwide Sites Section 3 Emerging Technologies and Environmental Sustainability 12. Emerging Technologies 13. Economic Aspect and Environmental Issues 14. Policy Assessment and Outlook for Future

• ISBN: 9780128185650
• Editorial: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés