Hydrates![An hydrate plug from a pipeline.](Assets/Photos/hydrate-sm.jpg)
Methane hydrates are ice-like crystalline minerals in which hydrocarbon and
nonhydrocarbon gases are held within rigid cages of water molecules. They
are called a clathrate: a crystal lattice of molecules ensnaring an unrelated compound. At high pressures
and low temperatures, water forms a molecular trap for methane. The result is a white, flaky
material that looks like ice.
Methane hydrates can become a hazard by blocking pipelines and
interfering with oilfield operations. The OSER program is assessing the
safety concerns associated with the development of hydrates and managing
projects to predict and eliminate hydrates in deep water operations with
joint industry partners.
Hydrates Projects |
078 |
Structural
Concepts for Lease Sale 87 |
226 |
Hydrates of
Hydrocarbons--Practical Implications |
249 |
Control of
Natural Gas Hydrates |
252 |
Novel Hydrate
Prediction Methods for Drilling Fluids |
327 |
Applied Gas
Hydrate Research Program |
435 |
Hydrate Flow
Performance |
461 |
Characterizing Natural
Gas Hydrates in the Deepwater
Gulf of Mexico JIP |
579 |
Joint Industry Project to Study Risk-Based Restarts of Untreated Subsea Oil
and Gas Flowlines in the GOMR |
599 |
Joint Industry Project to Quantify Risks in Deepwater
Production Facilities and Flowlines in the GOM |
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01/12/2009,
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