Challenges in Gas Hydrate Formation in Oil Industry

Abstract

Gas hydrates hydrocarbon system though emerging as a leading source of energy sin the form of natural gas but the formation of hydrates in drilling processes creates problem and subjecting to the production loses and increasing the cost of operating process as high amount of capital goes wasted in inhibiting their formation or removing the hydrates crystals. A major problem arose for the oil and gas industry to develop a research technique that is capable in reducing the risks caused by the hydrate formations. Common problems associated with the hydrates plugs in wells which is a very tedious task to remove these hydrates. It is almost impossible to remove these hydrates, so to inhibit the formation during the production is the only way out, addition of inhibitors, gas lift are the methods to retard the growth of hydrate formation.