Hydrate-Shallow Gas Co-production Setup

Average gas rate up 35%+

A single vertical well depressurization system simultaneously producing natural gas hydrate and higher-pressure shallow gas, significantly increasing total gas production rate while revealing dynamic competitive mechanisms under wellbore interference.

Zhao, Qi · Li, Xiaosen · Chen, Zhaoyang · Li, Qingpingi Ping · He, Juan

Applied Energy 2025

Specifications

production rate increased
{'zh': '35.46', 'en': '51.10'} %

Advantages

Co-production outperformed single production under various three-phase saturations in the NGH reservoir