Effects of Fine-Grained Particles’ Migration and Clogging in Porous Media on Gas Production from Hydrate-Bearing Sediments

Figure 7

The effects of multiphase fluid flow on clogging behaviors in pore throats during DW or 2M-brine flow with kaolinite: (a) DW with 0.2% kaolinite, (b) DW with 0.5% kaolinite, (c) DW with 1% kaolinite, (d) DW-CO₂ with 0.2% kaolinite, (e) DW-CO₂ with 0.5% kaolinite, and (f) DW-CO₂ with 1% kaolinite.