Methodology of operative setting of mass crystallization parameters of gas hydrate in reservoir systems

Abstract In the course of experimental studies, the method of operational setting of the parameters of mass crystallization of gas hydrate in reservoir systems that have not reached a state of equilibrium is substantiated. The technique is implemented by setting the process parameters at the moment of visual identification of the solid phase of the gas hydrate on the interphase surface of the gas bubble or the place of its exit from the liquid. The requirements for the construction of the reactor unit of the laboratory installation for the implementation of this technique are substantiated. A laboratory installation has been developed and implemented. The results of test studies are presented and the features of identification of the solid phase of gas hydrate at the moment of the beginning of its mass crystallization are demonstrated. The proposed method allows you to quickly obtain objective information about the possible behavior of this system in the case of intensive changes in parameters in non-equilibrium conditions.