STORING NATURAL-GAS AS FROZEN HYDRATE

GUDMUNDSSON J., PARLAKTUNA M., KHOKHAR A.

SPE PRODUCTION & FACILITIES, vol.9, no.1, pp.69-73, 1994 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1994
  • Doi Number: 10.2118/24924-pa
  • Journal Name: SPE PRODUCTION & FACILITIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, Geobase, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.69-73
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The stability of a natural gas hydrate during storage at atmospheric pressure and below-freezing temperatures was studied in the laboratory. The gas hydrate was produced in a stirred vessel at 2- to 6-MPa pressure and temperatures from 0 to 20-degrees-C. The hydrate was refrigerated and stored in deep freezers at -5, -10, and -18-degrees-C for up to 10 days. The natural gas hydrate remained stable when kept frozen at atmospheric pressure.