State of the Art and Prospects for the Development of the Hydrate-based Technology for Natural Gas Storage and Transportation (A Review)
M. E. Semenov, Roman S. Pavelyev, Andrey S. Stoporev, A.V. Zamriy, S. P. Chernykh, N. V. Viktorova, Mikhail A. Varfolomeev
Abstract
Abstract A brief review of laboratory modeling methods of gas hydrate formation in various reactors is given. Installations from both Russia and other countries are analyzed. The development of laboratory hydrate reactors to the semi-industrial scale is considered. The kinetic hydrate promoters and their potential in hydrate-based technologies for gas separation, storage, and transportation are briefly described. The review aims to understand prospects for implementing hydrate technologies into the oil-and-gas industry of Russia and evaluate the world research and development level in this field. The main part of the paper is mainly intended for specialists dealing with the extraction of hydrocarbons and study of gas hydrates, but it can also be of interest to a wider range of readers.