JPT

 

Vol. 58 No. 8

August 2006

Unconventional Recovery

CO2 Storage in Natural-Gas-Hydrate Reservoirs Benefits From Associated Methane Production

Carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration in natural-gas-hydrate reservoirs may offer stable long-term storage of a greenhouse gas with the additional benefit of methane (CH4) production. The sequestration process may thus offer large amounts of energy for the future while providing a more thermodynamically stable gas hydrate that is less sensitive to global temperature changes.

Synopsis of OTC 18087

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 18087, "Environmentally Friendly CO2 Storage in Hydrate Reservoirs Benefits From Associated Spontaneous Methane Production," by A. Graue, SPE, and B. Kvamme, U. of Bergen; B.A. Baldwin, Green Country Petrophysics LLC; J. Stevens, SPE, and J. Howard, SPE, ConocoPhillips; E. Aspenes, SPE, G. Ersland, SPE, and J. Husebø, U. of Bergen; and D. Zornes, SPE, ConocoPhillips, prepared for the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1-4 May. Copyright 2006 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.

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