Research Article

Study on the Influence of Sand Production on Seepage Capacity in Natural Gas Hydrate Reservoirs

Table 1

Important model parameter.

ParameterValueParameterValue

Initial pressure 10 MPaInitial temperature 13°C
Initial natural gas hydrate saturation of natural gas hydrate sediment [26]0.3Initial permeability [27]3 mD
Initial water saturation of natural gas hydrate sediment 0.65Initial gas saturation of natural gas hydrate sediment 0.05
Natural gas hydrate sediment thickness [28]30 mInitial porosity of natural gas hydrate sediment 0.3
Depth1200 mBottom hole pressure3 MPa
Over layer thickness15 mUnder thickness15 m
Initial porosity of over/under layer0Initial sand concentration of natural gas hydrate sediment921.74 mole/m3