Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments

SANTAMARINA, JUAN CARLOS; FRANCISCA, FRANCO MATÍAS; YUN, TAE SUP; LEE, JOO YONG; MARTIN, ANA ISABEL; RUPPEL, CAROLYN

Vancouver

Conferencia; AAPG Hedberg Conference on Gas Hydrates: Energy Resource Potential and Associated Geologic Hazards; 2004

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

We have conducted an extensive series of laboratory experiments to measure the thermal, electromagnetic, and mechanical properties of fully saturated, homogeneous sediments containing synthesized THF hydrate, with support from the ChevronTexaco Joint Industry Project (JIP) on Methane Hydrates. Test conditions span most of the range represented in natural marine sediments (grain sizes of 1 to 100 μm), and gas hydrate concentrations of 0% to 100% in pore space, and effective confining pressures of up to 2 MPa