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To compare the production potential of radial lateral wells versus horizontal snake wells designed to mitigate common operational hazards in marine gas hydrate reservoirs.

October 22, 2021PetroleumOpen Access

Productivity comparison of radial lateral wells and horizontal snake wells applied to marine gas hydrate reservoir development

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MMMd Nahin MahmoodUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette BGBoyun GuoUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette

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Analytical modeling study demonstrates higher gas productivity for radial lateral wells than horizontal snake wells in marine hydrates, indicating geometry-dependent production advantages.

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To compare the production potential of radial lateral wells versus horizontal snake wells designed to mitigate common operational hazards in marine gas hydrate reservoirs.
Simulated gas production rates using newly formulated analytical well performance models.
Calibrated model parameters using geological and operational field data from a marine gas hydrate reservoir in the South China Sea.
Performed sensitivity analyses across lateral wellbore dimensions, including lateral count, length, and radius.
Radial lateral wells achieved slightly higher gas productivity than horizontal snake wells under equivalent reservoir conditions.
Radial lateral well productivity correlated positively with the total number, length, and radius of the laterals, while horizontal snake well productivity depended directly on wellbore length and radius.

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Mahmood et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab62b1a3b5cfdc911dc17f4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petlm.2021.10.004

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Analytical modeling study demonstrates higher gas productivity for radial lateral wells than horizontal snake wells in marine hydrates, indicating geometry-dependent production advantages.

Productivity comparison of radial lateral wells and horizontal snake wells applied to marine gas hydrate reservoir development

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Productivity comparison of radial lateral wells and horizontal snake wells applied to marine gas hydrate reservoir development

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