Advances in Gas Hydrate Development and Production for Sustainable Energy

A Special Issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717) belonging to the section "Energy Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 992

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Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
Interests: combustible ice development; CO2 geological storage; phase-change thermodynamics
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Key Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Interests: gas hydrate; microscopic mechanism; heat and mass transfer
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School of Vehicle and Energy, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066044, China
Interests: methane hydrate exploitation; hydrate formation and dissociation; energy storage
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Dear Colleagues,

Natural gas hydrate, also known as combustible ice, is an important energy source stored in submarine and permafrost regions. The low-temperature environment provides a stable condition for gas hydrate. Yet, recent studies confirm that gradual leakage occurs in gas hydrate, creating an urgent need to develop preventative methods as soon as possible. However, there have been numerous scientific and technical problems regarding gas hydrate development, and new technologies for its sustainable production coupled with CO2 storage are particularly needed.

This Special Issue on “Advances in Gas Hydrate Development and Production for Sustainable Energy” seeks high-quality works addressing basic and applied research on new theories, methods, and technologies that can develop gas hydrate sustainably. Topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Integrated innovation for depressurization production and regulation;
  • New processes and equipment for the fluidized production method;
  • Useful and convenient methods for increasing production efficiency;
  • CO2 replacement and reinjection into natural gas hydrate;
  • Other non-carbonization development schemes and technologies.

Dr. Jianan Zheng
Dr. Lei Yang
Dr. Shihui Ma
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • natural gas hydrate
  • combustible ice
  • depressurization production and regulation
  • fluidized production and equipment
  • method of increasing production
  • non-carbonization development
  • CO2 replacement and reinjection

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Evaluation of the Gas Production Enhancement Effect of Boundary Sealing and Wellbore Heating for Class 1 Hydrate Reservoir Depressurization with a Novel Five-Spot Radial Wells System
by Jingli Wang, Zhibin Sha, Zhanzhao Li, Jianwen Wu and Tinghui Wan
Processes 2026, 14(2), 190; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr14020190 - 6 Jan 2026
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Commercialization of natural gas hydrates still faces challenges. Before large-scale production becomes feasible, efficient exploitation methods must be continuously explored. Based on field data from China’s first trial production, a novel five-spot radial wells system design, combined with boundary sealing and wellbore heating, [...] Read more.
Commercialization of natural gas hydrates still faces challenges. Before large-scale production becomes feasible, efficient exploitation methods must be continuously explored. Based on field data from China’s first trial production, a novel five-spot radial wells system design, combined with boundary sealing and wellbore heating, is proposed to improve production capacity. Simulation results indicate that boundary sealing can inhibit water invasion and concentrate energy, thereby promoting hydrate dissociation. The radial laterals significantly expand the drainage area and increase pressure propagation. Wellbore heating can accelerate the dissociation of hydrates while inhibiting secondary hydrate generation. The combined application of these technologies has significantly increased the cumulative gas production and gas-to-water ratio to 244.9% and 134.6% of the base case, respectively, providing theoretical references for the effective exploitation of Class 1 hydrate reservoirs. Full article
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