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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
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249 |
| Date of Summary |
March 31, 1997 |
| Subject |
Control of Natural Gas Hydrates |
| Performing Activity |
Westport Technology Center International (WTCI) |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. Majeed Yousif |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
This is a Joint
Industry Project (JIP). The purpose of this project is to develop a model to predict the
rate of hydrate plug decomposition; to measure the mobility of hydrate plugs with/without
kinetic inhibitors; and to characterize the morphology of gas hydrates. |
| Progress |
Complete.
Depressurization (venting) and chemical injection were investigated as methods to remove
hydrate blockage from subsea gas or gas condensate pipelines. A mathematical model was
developed for the plug decompression process. The model was experimentally validated.
Hydrate plug decomposition by chemical injection can be an effective process for blockage
removal, when decompression is not possible. |
Reports |
AA (18 pages)
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Yousif, Majeed H., Control of
Natural Gas Hydrates: Measurement and Modeling of the Rate of Decomposition of a Hydrate
Plug, Final Report, prepared by IIT Research Institute, October 1996. |
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