Generalization of gas hydrate distribution and saturation in marine sediments by scaling of thermodynamic and transport processes
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Abstract
Gas hydrates dominated by methane naturally occur in deep marine sediment along continental margins. These compounds form in pore space between the seafloor and a sub-bottom depth where appropriate stability conditions prevail. However, the amount and distribution of gas hydrate within this zone, and free gas below, can vary significantly at different locations. To understand this variability, we develop a one-dimensional numerical model that simulates the accumulation of gas hydrates in marine sediments due to upward and downward fluxes of methane over time. The model contains rigorous thermodynamic and component mass balance equations that are solved using expressions for fluid flow in compacting sediments. The effect of salinity on gas hydrate distribution is also included. The simulations delineate basic modes of gas hydrate distribution in marine sediment, including systems with no gas hydrate, gas hydrate without underlying free gas, and gas hydrate with underlying free gas below the gas hydrate stability zone, for various methane sources. The results are scaled using combinations of dimensionless variables, particularly the Peclet number and Damkohler number, such that the dependence of average hydrate saturation on numerous parameters can be summarized using two contour maps, one for a biogenic source and one for upward flux from a deeper source. Simulations also predict that for systems at steady state, large differences in parameters like seafloor depth, seafloor temperature and geothermal gradient cause only small differences in average hydrate saturation when examined with scaled variables, although important caveats exist. Our model presents a unified picture of hydrate accumulations that can be used to understand well-characterized gas hydrate systems or to predict steady-state average hydrate saturation and distribution at locations for which seismic or core data are not available.
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| Authors | Gaurav Bhatnagar, Walter G. Chapman, Gerald R. Dickens, Brandon Dugan, George J. Hirasaki |
| Journal | american journal of science |
| Year | 2007 |
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10.2475/06.2007.01
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