Unlocking Gas From a Methane Hydrate Reservoir-Barrow, Alaska

摘要

Drilling and testing of the East Barrow Gas Field (EBGF) began in 1974. Over the next sixteen years, eight vertical production wells were drilled. In 1988, initial gas reserves were estimated to be 6.2 BCF OGIP with 5.7 BCF recoverable. Despite these early predictions, the field has produced approximately 9.1 BCF of natural gas and the reservoir has maintained pressure at ~ 935 psia, which suggests there are still untapped gas resources within the EBGF.