{"title":"Numerical comparison of different well configurations in the conditions of the 2020-gas hydrate production test in the Shenhu Area","authors":"Sukru Merey , Lin Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.upstre.2022.100073","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The production trials in the Shenhu Area have proved that commercial level of gas production might be also obtained from low-permeable silty clayey-bearing hydrates as well. The numerical gas production simulations were conducted by using the TOUGH+HYDRATE simulator for different well configurations in the conditions of the 2020-gas hydrate production test well in the Shenhu Area. Higher gas production might be obtained with the horizontal well case and the deviated well cases rather than the vertical well. However, the commercial level of gas production from the Shenhu Area gas hydrates could not be obtained only with horizontal wells.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101264,"journal":{"name":"Upstream Oil and Gas Technology","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100073"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Upstream Oil and Gas Technology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666260422000111","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENERGY & FUELS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The production trials in the Shenhu Area have proved that commercial level of gas production might be also obtained from low-permeable silty clayey-bearing hydrates as well. The numerical gas production simulations were conducted by using the TOUGH+HYDRATE simulator for different well configurations in the conditions of the 2020-gas hydrate production test well in the Shenhu Area. Higher gas production might be obtained with the horizontal well case and the deviated well cases rather than the vertical well. However, the commercial level of gas production from the Shenhu Area gas hydrates could not be obtained only with horizontal wells.