Carbon dioxide inhibitor-combined natural gas hydrate replacement mining method

A carbon dioxide and hydrate inhibitor technology, which is applied in the direction of production fluid, earthwork drilling, wellbore/well components, etc., can solve the problems of slow replacement rate and low efficiency of natural gas hydrate replacement, and achieve increased contact area, increased Large storage capacity and storage efficiency, the effect of increasing the diffusion depth

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-06-21
DALIAN UNIV OF TECH
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Benefits of technology

This technology helps increase the length or breadth of gas production during coal-mineral recovery processes without causing excessive emissions from traditional methods like burning fossil fuels at high temperatures. By adding an agent that stops CO2 formation when it enters into the underground reservoir instead of releasing it back out again after being used for another period, this method improves its effectiveness over existing ways such as combustion heaters.

Problems solved by technology

This patented technical problem addressed in this patents relates to improving the efficient use of natural gas resources during exploration operations such as drilling or oil production processes due to its potential environmental impact caused through CO2. Current methods have limitations with regards to replacing hydrocarbons effectively while minimizing negative effects on surrounding areas like oceans' creatures.

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[0022] This embodiment provides a natural gas hydrate replacement production method combined with inhibitor method, the steps are as follows:

[0023] (1) According to the accumulation location of the hydrate deposit, select the appropriate drilling location, and use the low-density mud drilling method to drill multiple production wells to the inside of the gas hydrate reservoir. One is used as an injection well, and the other is used as a natural gas collection well Wells, and staggered distribution;

[0024] (2) Initial mining; reduce the pressure of the collection well to below the equilibrium pressure of the natural gas hydrate phase, decompose the natural gas hydrate, and carry out initial mining; after the initial mining is completed, start the injection pump, and inject glycine with a concentration of 3.5mol% (or 4.0mol% Alanine, 3.8mol% valine) are injected into the gas hydrate reservoir through the injection well, and the injection is stopped when the horizontal well sec

Embodiment 2

[0028] (1) According to the accumulation location of the hydrate deposit, select the appropriate drilling location, and use the low-density mud drilling method to drill multiple production wells to the inside of the gas hydrate reservoir. One is used as an injection well, and the other is used as a natural gas collection well Wells, and staggered distribution;

[0029] (2) Initial mining: Inject natural gas hydrate inhibitors into hydrate reservoirs through collection wells to promote the decomposition of natural gas hydrates for initial mining; after initial mining, start the injection pump to inject polyvinylcaprolactam with a concentration of 23ppmw (or 28ppmw of N-vinylpyrrolidone), injected into the natural gas hydrate reservoir through the injection well, when the horizontal well section of each injection well is filled with polyvinyl caprolactam, the injection is stopped, and the polyvinyl caprolactam begins to flow into the natural gas through the horizontal well section.

Embodiment 3

[0033] (1) According to the accumulation location of the hydrate deposit, select the appropriate drilling location, and use the low-density mud drilling method to drill multiple production wells to the inside of the gas hydrate reservoir, one for injection and the other for natural gas collection Wells, and staggered distribution;

[0034](2) Initial mining: reduce the pressure of the collection well to below the equilibrium pressure of the natural gas hydrate phase, decompose the natural gas hydrate, and carry out initial mining; after the initial mining, start the injection pump, and inject the methanol solution with a concentration of 35% through the injection well In the natural gas hydrate reservoir, when the horizontal well section of each injection well is full of methanol, the injection is stopped, and methanol begins to diffuse to the surrounding gas hydrate reservoir through the horizontal well section; methanol will destroy the equilibrium condition of natural gas hydra

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Abstract

The invention provides an inhibitor-combined natural gas hydrate replacement mining method, and belongs to the technical field of marine natural gas hydrate mining. Firstly, a plurality of mining wells are drilled in a mining area to the interior of a natural gas hydrate mineral deposit, and each mining well comprises a vertical well section and a horizontal well section; during exploitation, an inhibitor is injected into a reservoir through an injection well, a pore channel is opened, the stratum permeability is improved, and then carbon dioxide is injected for replacement exploitation. Diffusion of the inhibitor and carbon dioxide between two mining wells is facilitated by controlling the pressure difference between the injection well and a collection well. In a replacement mining process, the inhibitor can prolong the generation time of carbon dioxide hydrate injected into the periphery of a shaft, so that the carbon dioxide diffusion distance is increased, the contact area of replacement reaction is increased, and the mining depth and efficiency are improved. The method is easy to implement, the replacement depth and speed can be greatly increased, and the method can be used for large-scale exploitation of natural gas hydrates.

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