Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for monitoring hydrate decomposition area under different drilling and production processes
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Application No.: US15270571Application Date: 2016-09-20
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Publication No.: US09598936B1Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Yonghai Gao , Ye Chen , Baojiang Sun , Wenchao Sun , Hao Li
- Applicant: China University of Petroleum (East China)
- Applicant Address: CN Shandong
- Assignee: China University Of Petroleum (East China)
- Current Assignee: China University Of Petroleum (East China)
- Current Assignee Address: CN Shandong
- Agency: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
- Priority: CN201510657568 20151012
- Main IPC: G01N33/24
- IPC: G01N33/24 ; E21B41/00 ; E21B43/34 ; E21B47/06 ; G01N33/22 ; E21B43/24 ; E21B43/16 ; E21B21/00

Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for monitoring a hydrate decomposition area under different drilling and production processes. The apparatus for monitoring hydrate decomposition area under different drilling and production processes comprises a reaction unit, an auxiliary unit and a determination unit; the reaction unit is used to simulate the hydrate storage layer environment, provide a place for generation and decomposition of a hydrate, simulate a hydrate heat-injection exploitation process, a hydrate pressure-reduction exploitation process and a hydrate CO2 displacement exploitation process, and also analyze the hydrate decomposition status at various areas by calculating the hydrate decomposition rate, thereby evaluating and optimizing the drilling and production process; the auxiliary unit is used to provide a gas source and a liquid source for the reaction unit, and simulate different hydrate drilling and production processes; and the determination unit is used to measure the hydrate decomposition rate in different drilling and production processes.
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