V. Sh. Shagapov, A. S. Chiglintseva, V. R. Syrtlanov, “Possibility of gas washout from a gas-hydrate massif by circulation of warm water”, Prikl. Mekh. Tekh. Fiz., 2009, Volume 50, Issue 4,Pages <nobr>100

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Possibility of gas washout from a gas-hydrate massif by circulation of warm water

V. Sh. Shagapov^ab, A. S. Chiglintseva^b, V. R. Syrtlanov^c

^a Institute of Mechanics, Ufa Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, 450054, Russia
^b Birsk State Social-Pedagogical Academy, Birsk, 452450, Russia
^c Central Directorate on Geology and Development, LUKOIL Joint-Stock Company, Moscow, 115304, Russia

Abstract: A possibility of gas extraction from a gas-hydrate massif by means of warm water circulation through a system of wells is demonstrated. A technological scheme and a theoretical model of this process are proposed.

Keywords: gas-hydrate massif, heat-carrying agent, well, gas production.

UDC: 532.546

Received: 20.12.2007
Accepted: 29.05.2008