IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jeners/v10y2017i8p1241-d109038.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Simulation Study on the Effect of Fracturing Technology on the Production Efficiency of Natural Gas Hydrate

Author

Listed:
  • Chen Chen

    (Engineering College, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
    Key Laboratory of Drilling and Exploitation Technology in Complex Conditions, Ministry of Land and Resources, Changchun 130026, China)

  • Lin Yang

    (Engineering College, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
    Key Laboratory of Drilling and Exploitation Technology in Complex Conditions, Ministry of Land and Resources, Changchun 130026, China)

  • Rui Jia

    (Engineering College, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
    Key Laboratory of Drilling and Exploitation Technology in Complex Conditions, Ministry of Land and Resources, Changchun 130026, China)

  • Youhong Sun

    (Engineering College, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
    Key Laboratory of Drilling and Exploitation Technology in Complex Conditions, Ministry of Land and Resources, Changchun 130026, China)

  • Wei Guo

    (Engineering College, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
    Key Laboratory of Drilling and Exploitation Technology in Complex Conditions, Ministry of Land and Resources, Changchun 130026, China)

  • Yong Chen

    (Engineering College, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
    Key Laboratory of Drilling and Exploitation Technology in Complex Conditions, Ministry of Land and Resources, Changchun 130026, China)

  • Xitong Li

    (Engineering College, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China
    Key Laboratory of Drilling and Exploitation Technology in Complex Conditions, Ministry of Land and Resources, Changchun 130026, China)

Abstract

Natural gas hydrate (NGH) concentrations hold large reserves of relatively pure unconventional natural gases, consisting mainly of methane. Depressurization is emerging as the optimum conversion technology for converting NGH in its reservoir to its constituent water and natural gas. NGH concentrations commonly have a pore fill of over 80%, which means that NGH is a low-permeability reservoir, as NGH has displaced water in terms of porosity. Fracturing technology (fracking) is a technology employed for increasing permeability-dependent production, and has been proven in conventional and tight oil and gas reservoirs. In this work, we carried out numerical simulations to investigate the effects on depressurization efficiency of a variably-fractured NGH reservoir, to make a first order assessment of fracking efficiency. We performed calculations for the variations in original NGH saturation, pressure distribution, CH 4 gas production rate, and cumulative production under different fracturing conditions. Our results show that the rate of the pressure drop within the NGH-saturated host strata increases with increased fracturing. The CH 4 gas production rate and cumulative production are greatly improved with fracturing. Crack quantity and spacing per volume have a significant effect on the improvement of NGH conversion efficiencies. Possibly most important, we identified an optimum fracking value beyond which further fracking is not required.

Suggested Citation

  • Chen Chen & Lin Yang & Rui Jia & Youhong Sun & Wei Guo & Yong Chen & Xitong Li, 2017. "Simulation Study on the Effect of Fracturing Technology on the Production Efficiency of Natural Gas Hydrate," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:8:p:1241-:d:109038
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/8/1241/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/8/1241/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Gang Li & Xiao-Sen Li & Keni Zhang & Bo Li & Yu Zhang, 2013. "Effects of Impermeable Boundaries on Gas Production from Hydrate Accumulations in the Shenhu Area of the South China Sea," Energies, MDPI, vol. 6(8), pages 1-19, August.
    2. Bin Wang & Peng Huo & Tingting Luo & Zhen Fan & Fanglan Liu & Bo Xiao & Mingjun Yang & Jiafei Zhao & Yongchen Song, 2017. "Analysis of the Physical Properties of Hydrate Sediments Recovered from the Pearl River Mouth Basin in the South China Sea: Preliminary Investigation for Gas Hydrate Exploitation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-16, April.
    3. Global Energy Assessment Writing Team,, 2012. "Global Energy Assessment," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9781107005198.
    4. Xuke Ruan & Xiao-Sen Li & Chun-Gang Xu, 2017. "Numerical Investigation of the Production Behavior of Methane Hydrates under Depressurization Conditions Combined with Well-Wall Heating," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-17, January.
    5. Zhixue Sun & Ying Xin & Qiang Sun & Ruolong Ma & Jianguang Zhang & Shuhuan Lv & Mingyu Cai & Haoxuan Wang, 2016. "Numerical Simulation of the Depressurization Process of a Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoir: An Attempt at Optimization of Field Operational Factors with Multiple Wells in a Real 3D Geological Model," Energies, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-20, September.
    6. Global Energy Assessment Writing Team,, 2012. "Global Energy Assessment," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521182935.
    7. Yun-Pei Liang & Xiao-Sen Li & Bo Li, 2015. "Assessment of Gas Production Potential from Hydrate Reservoir in Qilian Mountain Permafrost Using Five-Spot Horizontal Well System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(10), pages 1-22, September.
    8. Zhang, Yan-Jun & Li, Zheng-Wei & Guo, Liang-Liang & Gao, Ping & Jin, Xian-Peng & Xu, Tian-Fu, 2014. "Electricity generation from enhanced geothermal systems by oilfield produced water circulating through reservoir stimulated by staged fracturing technology for horizontal wells: A case study in Xujiaw," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 788-805.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Zhang, Panpan & Zhang, Yiqun & Zhang, Wenhong & Tian, Shouceng, 2022. "Numerical simulation of gas production from natural gas hydrate deposits with multi-branch wells: Influence of reservoir properties," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 238(PA).
    2. Zhong, Xiuping & Pan, Dongbin & Zhu, Ying & Wang, Yafei & Tu, Guigang & Nie, Shuaishuai & Ma, Yingrui & Liu, Kunyan & Chen, Chen, 2022. "Commercial production potential evaluation of injection-production mode for CH-Bk hydrate reservoir and investigation of its stimulated potential by fracture network," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 239(PB).
    3. Liu, Yongge & Li, Guo & Chen, Jing & Bai, Yajie & Hou, Jian & Xu, Hongzhi & Zhao, Ermeng & Chen, Zhangxin & He, Jiayuan & Zhang, Le & Cen, Xueqi & Chuvilin, Evgeny, 2023. "Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing-assisted depressurization development in hydrate bearing layers based on discrete fracture models," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 263(PE).
    4. Mao, Peixiao & Wu, Nengyou & Wan, Yizhao & Hu, Gaowei & Wang, Xingxing, 2023. "Optimization of a multi-fractured multilateral well network in advantageous structural positions of ultralow-permeability hydrate reservoirs," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 268(C).
    5. Xu, Jianchun & Qin, Huating & Li, Hangyu & Lu, Cheng & Li, Shuxia & Wu, Didi, 2023. "Enhanced gas production efficiency of class 1,2,3 hydrate reservoirs using hydraulic fracturing technique," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 263(PE).
    6. Jingxuan Zhang & Xiangjun Liu & Xiaochen Wei & Lixi Liang & Jian Xiong & Wei Li, 2019. "Uncertainty Analysis of Factors Influencing Stimulated Fracture Volume in Layered Formation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-24, November.
    7. Yuan Chen & Shiguo Wu & Ting Sun & Shu Jia, 2022. "Study of the Appropriate Well Types and Parameters for the Safe and Efficient Production of Marine Gas Hydrates in Unconsolidated Reservoirs," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-16, June.
    8. Zhang, Yiqun & Zhang, Panpan & Hui, Chengyu & Tian, Shouceng & Zhang, Bo, 2023. "Numerical analysis of the geomechanical responses during natural gas hydrate production by multilateral wells," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 269(C).
    9. Zhong, Xiuping & Pan, Dongbin & Zhu, Ying & Wang, Yafei & Zhai, Lianghao & Li, Xitong & Tu, Guigang & Chen, Chen, 2021. "Fracture network stimulation effect on hydrate development by depressurization combined with thermal stimulation using injection-production well patterns," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 228(C).
    10. Shuaishuai Nie & Chen Chen & Min Chen & Jian Song & Yafei Wang & Yingrui Ma, 2022. "Numerical Evaluation of a Novel Development Mode for Challenging Oceanic Gas Hydrates Considering Methane Leakage," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-22, November.
    11. Li, Nan & Zhang, Jie & Xia, Ming-Ji & Sun, Chang-Yu & Liu, Yan-Sheng & Chen, Guang-Jin, 2021. "Gas production from heterogeneous hydrate-bearing sediments by depressurization in a large-scale simulator," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 234(C).
    12. Shilong Shang & Lijuan Gu & Hailong Lu, 2021. "The Effects of the Length and Conductivity of Artificial Fracture on Gas Production from a Class 3 Hydrate Reservoir," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-13, November.
    13. Wang, Xiaochu & Sun, Youhong & Li, Bing & Zhang, Guobiao & Guo, Wei & Li, Shengli & Jiang, Shuhui & Peng, Saiyu & Chen, Hangkai, 2023. "Reservoir stimulation of marine natural gas hydrate-a review," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 263(PE).
    14. Lin Yang & Chen Chen & Rui Jia & Youhong Sun & Wei Guo & Dongbin Pan & Xitong Li & Yong Chen, 2018. "Influence of Reservoir Stimulation on Marine Gas Hydrate Conversion Efficiency in Different Accumulation Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-16, February.
    15. Li, Shuxia & Wu, Didi & Wang, Xiaopu & Hao, Yongmao, 2021. "Enhanced gas production from marine hydrate reservoirs by hydraulic fracturing assisted with sealing burdens," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 232(C).
    16. Wei Sun & Guiwang Li & Huating Qin & Shuxia Li & Jianchun Xu, 2023. "Enhanced Gas Production from Class II Gas Hydrate Reservoirs by the Multistage Fractured Horizontal Well," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-24, April.
    17. Guo, Yang & Li, Shuxia & Qin, Xuwen & Lu, Cheng & Wu, Didi & Liu, Lu & Zhang, Ningtao, 2023. "Enhanced gas production from low-permeability hydrate reservoirs based on embedded discrete fracture models: Influence of branch parameters," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 282(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Lin Yang & Chen Chen & Rui Jia & Youhong Sun & Wei Guo & Dongbin Pan & Xitong Li & Yong Chen, 2018. "Influence of Reservoir Stimulation on Marine Gas Hydrate Conversion Efficiency in Different Accumulation Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-16, February.
    2. Anne-Maree Dowd & Michelle Rodriguez & Talia Jeanneret, 2015. "Social Science Insights for the BioCCS Industry," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(5), pages 1-19, May.
    3. Fankhauser, Samuel & Jotzo, Frank, 2017. "Economic growth and development with low-carbon energy," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 86850, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    4. Tilmann Rave, 2013. "Innovation Indicators on Global Climate Change – R&D Expenditure and Patents," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 66(15), pages 34-41, August.
    5. Daniel Moran & Richard Wood, 2014. "Convergence Between The Eora, Wiod, Exiobase, And Openeu'S Consumption-Based Carbon Accounts," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(3), pages 245-261, September.
    6. Lykke E. Andersen & Luis Carlos Jemio, 2016. "Decentralization and poverty reduction in Bolivia: Challenges and opportunities," Development Research Working Paper Series 01/2016, Institute for Advanced Development Studies.
    7. Chen, Han & Huang, Ye & Shen, Huizhong & Chen, Yilin & Ru, Muye & Chen, Yuanchen & Lin, Nan & Su, Shu & Zhuo, Shaojie & Zhong, Qirui & Wang, Xilong & Liu, Junfeng & Li, Bengang & Tao, Shu, 2016. "Modeling temporal variations in global residential energy consumption and pollutant emissions," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 184(C), pages 820-829.
    8. Inglesi-Lotz, Roula, 2017. "Social rate of return to R&D on various energy technologies: Where should we invest more? A study of G7 countries," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 521-525.
    9. Tom Mikunda & Tom Kober & Heleen de Coninck & Morgan Bazilian & Hilke R�sler & Bob van der Zwaan, 2014. "Designing policy for deployment of CCS in industry," Climate Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(5), pages 665-676, September.
    10. Li, Yating & Fei, Yinxin & Zhang, Xiao-Bing & Qin, Ping, 2019. "Household appliance ownership and income inequality: Evidence from micro data in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 1-1.
    11. Xiaolun Wang & Xinlin Yao, 2020. "Fueling Pro-Environmental Behaviors with Gamification Design: Identifying Key Elements in Ant Forest with the Kano Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-17, March.
    12. Florian Knobloch & Hector Pollitt & Unnada Chewpreecha & Vassilis Daioglou & Jean-Francois Mercure, 2017. "Simulating the deep decarbonisation of residential heating for limiting global warming to 1.5C," Papers 1710.11019, arXiv.org, revised May 2018.
    13. He, Gang & Victor, David G., 2017. "Experiences and lessons from China’s success in providing electricity for all," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 335-338.
    14. Jun Nakatani & Tamon Maruyama & Kosuke Fukuchi & Yuichi Moriguchi, 2015. "A Practical Approach to Screening Potential Environmental Hotspots of Different Impact Categories in Supply Chains," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(9), pages 1-15, August.
    15. van der Zwaan, Bob & Kober, Tom & Calderon, Silvia & Clarke, Leon & Daenzer, Katie & Kitous, Alban & Labriet, Maryse & Lucena, André F.P. & Octaviano, Claudia & Di Sbroiavacca, Nicolas, 2016. "Energy technology roll-out for climate change mitigation: A multi-model study for Latin America," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 526-542.
    16. Fichter, Tobias & Soria, Rafael & Szklo, Alexandre & Schaeffer, Roberto & Lucena, Andre F.P., 2017. "Assessing the potential role of concentrated solar power (CSP) for the northeast power system of Brazil using a detailed power system model," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C), pages 695-715.
    17. Selosse, Sandrine & Ricci, Olivia & Maïzi, Nadia, 2013. "Fukushima's impact on the European power sector: The key role of CCS technologies," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 39(C), pages 305-312.
    18. Kamjoo, Azadeh & Maheri, Alireza & Putrus, Ghanim A., 2014. "Chance constrained programming using non-Gaussian joint distribution function in design of standalone hybrid renewable energy systems," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 677-688.
    19. Mokri, Alaeddine & Aal Ali, Mona & Emziane, Mahieddine, 2013. "Solar energy in the United Arab Emirates: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 340-375.
    20. Ondraczek, Janosch, 2014. "Are we there yet? Improving solar PV economics and power planning in developing countries: The case of Kenya," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 604-615.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:8:p:1241-:d:109038. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.