A comprehensive review on Exploration and Production scenario of Natural Gas Hydrate

Abstract

Gas hydrates have emerged as a highly focused area of study over the past two decades due to their distinctive advantages and potential applications. Among gas hydrates, methane hydrates stand out for their enormous energy potential, serving as both an energy resource and finding utility in various applications such as gas storage, separation and enrichment. This study discusses the extraction of gas hydrates, which involves employing different methods such as depressurization, thermal stimulation and inhibitor injection to dissociate the compounds. Ensuring the safety and efficiency of gas production requires a comprehensive understanding of the geotechnical properties of hydrate reservoirs. It is essential to maintain flow assurance, sediment formation integrity and wellbore stability for secure and efficient extraction of gas from hydrates in sedimentary deposits. The key factors that influence these aspects, encompass strength and deformation characteristics, fluid migration behaviour and thermal conduction properties.