全球天然气水合物勘查试采研究现状及发展趋势

天然气水合物是一种规模巨大且高效的新型清洁能源,其资源量是全球石油天然气和煤炭等化石能源资源量总和的2倍。日益增长的能源需求和对气候的重大影响,使人们对天然气水合物巨大资源潜力的兴趣倍增,因此,天然气水合物亦被科学家称为"未来全球能源发展的战略制高点"。近10多年来,美国、加拿大、日本、中国等均先后开展了陆地和海洋天然气水合物勘查与试采实验,印度和韩国亦准备近期开展海洋天然气水合物试采。总之,全球天然气水合物勘查试采的高潮正在蓬勃掀起。笔者分析阐述了世界天然气水合物研究的4个发展阶段,剖析了全球天然气水合物资源分布及主要国家天然气水合物资源潜力,并在此基础上,重点分析阐明了国内外天然气水合物勘查试采进展以及未来发展趋势,以期对我国天然气水合物勘查试采与研究工作有所裨益。     

极地天然气水合物资源利用前景CSCD

极地天然气水合物资源潜力巨大,储层类型主要为富砂沉积物储层,最可能实现远景勘探和商业利用,是一种重要的战略能源。综述了天然气水合物在极地的分布情况、极地主要地区天然气水合物矿藏资源量以及水合物开发利用的资源金字塔。结合美国、加拿大和俄罗斯在北极冻土区天然气水合物勘探开发的案例进行了4种开采技术优缺点对比,并对极地区和非极地区5次天然气水合物试采效能进行对比评价。根据目前国际油气价格、能源结构、各国水合物研究目标和我国天然气水合物勘查开发现状等,提出了我国参与极地天然气水合物研究和开发的思路。     

极地天然气水合物资源利用前景

极地天然气水合物资源潜力巨大,储层类型主要为富砂沉积物储层,最可能实现远景勘探和商业利用,是一种重要的战略能源。综述了天然气水合物在极地的分布情况、极地主要地区天然气水合物矿藏资源量以及水合物开发利用的资源金字塔。结合美国、加拿大和俄罗斯在北极冻土区天然气水合物勘探开发的案例进行了4种开采技术优缺点对比,并对极地区和非极地区5次天然气水合物试采效能进行对比评价。根据目前国际油气价格、能源结构、各国水合物研究目标和我国天然气水合物勘查开发现状等,提出了我国参与极地天然气水合物研究和开发的思路。     

世界天然气水合物研究发展对我国加快推进其产业化的启示

天然气水合物是21世纪最具潜力的新型洁净能源之一,同时也是目前尚未开发的储量巨大的一种新能源。全球天然气水合物蕴藏的天然气资源总量约为2.1×1016 m3,相当于全球已探明传统化石燃料碳总量的2倍,主要分布于世界深水海域和永久冻土带中。随着中国在南海神狐海域的试采取得圆满成功,天然气水合物资源的开发利用越来越多地受到世人的关注与重视,但如何安全、经济、高效开采这种新能源,仍需投入大量人力物力进一步开展研究工作。笔者从世界主要国家天然气水合物资源的勘查试采现状入手,分析其开发利用趋势,系统梳理存在问题,提出加快推进天然气水合物勘查试采产业化的启示。     

我国海域天然气水合物试开采圆满完成并取得历史性突破

正2017年7月9日,由国土资源部中国地质调查局组织实施的南海神狐海域天然气水合物试采工程全面完成海上作业,这标志着我国首次海域天然气水合物试采圆满完成,取得了持续产气时间最长、产气总量最大、气流稳定、环境安全等多项重大突破性成果,创造了产气时长和总量的世界纪录。     

天然气水合物试采:从实验模拟到场地实施

天然气水合物研究的终极目标是对其进行有效的开发利用,即实现长期安全、高效地开采,而水合物试采只是迈出了第一步。数十年的室内水合物开采方法实验及其数值模拟研究取得了显著的成果,为天然气水合物试采奠定了坚实的基础。加拿大、美国等国家先后在陆地冻土区进行了水合物试采工作,试验成果为海域水合物试采提供了宝贵的经验。2013年和2017年,日本、中国先后在不同海域实施了天然气水合物试采,并取得了成功,这是天然气水合物研究的一个里程碑式的进步,标志着天然气水合物开采技术研究从室内实验模拟逐步转到产地实施。本文回顾了各种水合物开采方法的原理及其模拟实验成果,简要介绍了水合物开采数值模拟方法与进展,评述了水合物试采的前期关键技术准备及场地实施效果,讨论了每种技术方法的局限性及面临的挑战,并针对海洋天然气水合物开采面临的科学与技术问题提出了建议。     

深海能源开发现状和前景研究

走向深海大洋、探测深海环境和获取深海能源对未来国家能源战略开发至关重要。文章借助相关历史数据,回顾包括石油和天然气、天然气水合物以及可再生能源在内的深海能源的开发历史;阐述在技术、投资和全球经济环境驱动下的深海能源开发现状,即技术和产业不断发展、合作和投资亮点频出以及开发重点随全球经济变化而调整;在此基础上,分别对主要深海能源的发展前景进行展望,即石油开发步伐放缓、天然气迎来发展高峰、天然气水合物规模化商业开采有待观察以及可再生能源获得更多关注和投资。     

全球天然气水合物资源潜力评价及勘查试采进展

天然气水合物是一种清洁高效的环保型化石能源,分布于世界深水海域和多年冻土带环境之中,资源潜力巨大。最新的评价预测结果表明,全球水合物沉积物中碳资源量介于500~3 000Gt。作为一种新型的非常规能源,目前其资源量评价预测尚存在不确定性,而且并非所有的天然气水合物都可开采利用。不同赋存形态的天然气水合物构成了能源金字塔,展示了不同类型水合物资源潜力大小及可开发利用的程度。因此,天然气水合物资源潜力评价预测与开发利用正越来越多地受到人们的关注与重视。尽管中国在南海的试采工作取得了重大突破,但如何经济、安全地世界性开采这种新能源仍需要开展更多的研究工作。     

世界天然气水合物钻探历程与试采进展

自20世纪60年代证实自然界中存在天然气水合物以来,针对水合物这一潜在能源的研究取得了显著进展。与常规油气资源一样,水合物的开发也需要经历两个重要阶段,即勘查与试采。该文对全球主要国家水合物钻探与试采进展进行了归纳总结和分析,认为钻探工作在获取水合物实物样品、优化相关技术装备、提供可靠数据等方面发挥了重要作用,而试采工作在长期、安全、稳定和高效产气方面仍与产业化开发的预期存在差距。建议我国应充分发挥各方优势,重视技术方法和装备的研究、开发、示范和推广,形成可用于水合物资源勘查与开采的成熟技术装备体系。     

南海北部天然气水合物研究进展

天然气水合物是一种新型的储量巨大的绿色能源,是目前世界各国研究界的研究热点之一。我国以及美国、日本、印度、韩国等国家都采集到了天然气水合物的实物样品。虽然我国对天然气水合物的研究起步较晚,但近年来的研究已经取得了飞速的进步,而且也于2007年5月在南海北部陆坡的神狐海域成功采集到天然气水合物的实物样品,这是在南海海域首次获取天然气水合物实物样品,证实了南海北部蕴藏着丰富的天然气水合物资源,标志着我国天然气水合物调查研究水平又上了一个新的台阶。目前,南海北部陆坡已经作为我国天然气水合物未来开发的战略选区之一。在总结我国天然气水合物以往十几年研究工作的基础上,综述了我国天然气水合物近年来在南海北部的地质、地球物理、地球化学3个方面的研究进展,提出了未来天然气水合物勘探和研究的方向和建议。     

A seismic survey to detect natural gas hydrate in the East Sea of Korea

Recently, several countries have conducted projects to explore and develop natural gas hydrate, which is one of the new alternative energy resources for the future. In Korea, a five-year national research project was initiated in 2000. As part of this project, a seismic survey was performed in the East Sea of Korea to quantify the potential magnitude and distribution of natural gas hydrates. Multi-channel seismic data and core samples have been acquired and recovered in the survey area. Analysis of seismic data show clear bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs), seismic blank zones (or wipe-out zones) with velocity pull-up structure, and pock-marks. In this study, we present the results of seismic surveys which indicate the existence of natural gas hydrates in Korean offshore areas. These results will be applied to select areas for coring (or drilling) and detailed exploration such as 2D seismic survey with long offset or 3D seismic in the future.     

用地球化学方法勘查中国南海的天然气水合物

天然气水合物是一种未来新型能源,赋存于低温高压环境下的海洋沉积物中,但也可形成于大陆永久冻土带中。天然气水合物资源量巨大,具有经济和环境上的研究意义。近年来,国际上己对天然气水合物的产况、分布和形成机理开展了大量研究,但国内这方面的工作还刚刚开展。对中国南海的调查表明该区存在天然气水合物赋存的有利地质条件、温压条件和富含有机质的沉积条件。在南海的许多海区还发现了指示天然气水合物存在的地震标志(BSR)。介绍了在南海天然气水合物勘查中的地球化学异常标志。这些地球化学异常的产生可能与天然气水合物的形成或分解过程有关。研究内容包括沉积物中气体含量(主要为甲烷和乙烷),甲烷的碳同位素,孔隙水中阴离子(Cl^-、SO4^2-等)、阳离子(Ca^2 、Mg^2 、Ba^2 、Sr^2 ,B^3 和NH4^ 等)浓度和δ^18,δD,δ^11B,及^87Sr／^86Sr等同位素组成,此外还对海底沉积物的热释光特征和紫外、可见、近红外反射光谱特征开展了探索性研究。通过进一步加强理论和实验研究,结合地球物理和地球化学资料,在不远的将来将会在南海发现和圈定天然气水合物矿藏。     

Occurrence and exploration of gas hydrate in the marginal seas and continental margin of the Asia and Oceania region

Supplies of conventional natural gas and oil are declining fast worldwide, and therefore new, unconventional forms of energy resources are needed to meet the ever-increasing demand. Amongst the many different unconventional natural resources are gas hydrates, a solid, ice-like crystalline compound of methane and water formed under specific low temperature and high pressure conditions. Gas hydrates are believed to exist in large quantities worldwide in oceanic regions of continental margins, as well as associated with permafrost regions in the Arctic. Some studies to estimate the global abundance of gas hydrate suggest that the total volume of natural gas locked up in form of gas hydrates may exceed all known conventional natural gas reserves, although large uncertainties exist in these assessments. Gas hydrates have been intensively studied in the last two decades also due to connections between climate forcing (natural and/or anthropogenic) and the potential large volumes of methane trapped in gas hydrate accumulations. The presence of gas hydrate within unconsolidated sediments of the upper few hundred meters below seafloor may also pose a geo-hazard to conventional oil and gas production. Additionally, climate variability and associated changes in pressure-temperature regimes and thus shifts in the gas hydrate stability zone may cause the occurrence of submarine slope failures.Several large-scale national gas hydrate programs exist especially in countries such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, India, and New Zealand, where large demands of energy cannot be met by domestic supplies from natural resources. The past five years have seen several dedicated deep drilling expeditions and other scientific studies conducted throughout Asia and Oceania to understand gas hydrates off India, China, and Korea. This thematic set of publications is dedicated to summarize the most recent findings and results of geo-scientific studies of gas hydrates in the marginal seas and continental margin of the Asia, and Oceania region.     

Occurrence and exploration of gas hydrate in the marginal seas and continental margin of the Asia and Oceania region

Supplies of conventional natural gas and oil are declining fast worldwide, and therefore new, unconventional forms of energy resources are needed to meet the ever-increasing demand. Amongst the many different unconventional natural resources are gas hydrates, a solid, ice-like crystalline compound of methane and water formed under specific low temperature and high pressure conditions. Gas hydrates are believed to exist in large quantities worldwide in oceanic regions of continental margins, as well as associated with permafrost regions in the Arctic. Some studies to estimate the global abundance of gas hydrate suggest that the total volume of natural gas locked up in form of gas hydrates may exceed all known conventional natural gas reserves, although large uncertainties exist in these assessments. Gas hydrates have been intensively studied in the last two decades also due to connections between climate forcing (natural and/or anthropogenic) and the potential large volumes of methane trapped in gas hydrate accumulations. The presence of gas hydrate within unconsolidated sediments of the upper few hundred meters below seafloor may also pose a geo-hazard to conventional oil and gas production. Additionally, climate variability and associated changes in pressure-temperature regimes and thus shifts in the gas hydrate stability zone may cause the occurrence of submarine slope failures.Several large-scale national gas hydrate programs exist especially in countries such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, India, and New Zealand, where large demands of energy cannot be met by domestic supplies from natural resources. The past five years have seen several dedicated deep drilling expeditions and other scientific studies conducted throughout Asia and Oceania to understand gas hydrates off India, China, and Korea. This thematic set of publications is dedicated to summarize the most recent findings and results of geo-scientific studies of gas hydrates in the marginal seas and continental margin of the Asia, and Oceania region.     

海洋天然气水合物开采方法及产量分析

海洋天然气水合物的巨大储量刺激了世界各国能源部门努力研究如何从天然气水合物储层生产天然气。根据水合物形成的条件，只有当水合物处在其相平衡条件以外，水合物才能分解。因此，水合物的开采方法只能为热熔法、抑制剂刺激法、减压法和地面分解法。为了对天然气水合物储层中气体的生产有个定量的评估，本文以水合物开采井为例，运用数学方法推导了水合物井中气体的产生量。结果表明，在天然气水合物储层中，天然气释放量是井内水合物分解温度、压力及水合物层气体渗透性的敏感函数。该函数可以用于天然气水合物井气体开采量的计算及对水合物储层可开采性评价。     

Gas hydrate formation in compressional,extensional and un-faulted structural settings – Examples from New Zealand's Hikurangi margin

We investigate gas hydrate formation processes in compressional, extensional and un-faulted settings on New Zealand's Hikurangi margin using seismic reflection data. The compressional setting is characterized by a prominent subduction wedge thrust fault that terminates beneath the base of gas hydrate stability, as determined from a bottom-simulating reflection (BSR). The thrust is surrounded by steeply dipping strata that cross the BSR at a high angle. Above the BSR, these strata are associated with a high velocity anomaly that is likely indicative of relatively concentrated, and broadly distributed, gas hydrates. The un-faulted setting—sedimentary infill of a slope basin on the landward side of a prominent thrust ridge—is characterized by a strong BSR, a thick underlying free gas zone, and short positive polarity reflection segments that extend upward from the BSR. We interpret the short reflection segments as the manifestation of gas hydrates within relatively coarse-grained sediments. The extensional setting is a localized, shallow response to flexural bending of strata within an anticline. Gas has accumulated beneath the BSR in the apex of folding. A high-velocity zone directly above the BSR is probably mostly lithologically-derived, and only partly related to gas hydrates. Although each setting shows evidence for focused gas migration into the gas hydrate stability zone, we interpret that the compressional tectonic setting is most likely to contain concentrated gas hydrates over a broad region. Indeed, it is the only setting associated with a deep-reaching fault, meaning it is the most likely of the three settings to have thermogenic gas contributing to hydrate formation. Our results highlight the importance of anisotropic permeability in layered sediments and the role this plays in directing sub-surface fluid flow, and ultimately in the distribution of gas hydrate. Each of the three settings we describe would warrant further investigation in any future consideration of gas hydrates as an energy resource on the Hikurangi margin.     

Seismic Characterisation of Gas-rich Near Surface Sediments in the Arkona Basin, Baltic Sea

Gas in sediments has become an important subject of research for various reasons. It affects large areas of the sea floor where it is mainly produced. Gas and gas migration have a strong impact on the environmental situation as well as on sea floor stability. Furthermore, large research programs on gas hydrates have been initiated during the last 10 years in order to investigate their potential for future energy production and their climatic impact. These activities require the improvement of geophysical methods for reservoir investigations especially with respect to their physical properties and internal structures. Basic relationships between the physical properties and seismic parameters can be investigated in shallow marine areas as they are more easily accessible than hydrocarbon reservoirs. High-resolution seismic profiles from the Arkona Basin (SW Baltic Sea) show distinct ‘acoustic turbidity’ zones which indicate the presence of free gas in the near surface sediments. Total gas concentrations were determined from cores taken in the study area with mean concentrations of 46.5 ml/l wet sediment in non-acoustic turbidity zones and up to 106.1 ml/l in the basin centre with acoustic turbidity. The expression of gas bubbles on reflection seismic profiles has been investigated in two distinct frequency ranges using a boomer (600–2600 Hz) and an echosounder (38 kHz). A comparison of data from both seismic sources showed strong differences in displaying reflectors. Different compressional wave velocities were observed in acoustic turbidity zones between boomer and echosounder profiles. Furthermore, acoustic turbidity zones were differently characterised with respect to scattering and attenuation of seismic waves. This leads to the conclusion that seismic parameters become strongly frequency dependent due to the dynamic properties of gas bubbles.     

国外人工鱼礁研究动向及对我国的启示

建设人工鱼礁是打造海洋牧场的重要手段之一。文章对1987—2017年的国内外人工鱼礁相关文章进行了梳理,以发表文章数量来划分层次,美国等5个国家为"第一梯队",而中国等8个国家处于"第二梯队";2001年之后,中国发表文章的增长率居25个国家首位。国外人工鱼礁的研究主题主要包括鱼礁构建材料、本底调查、设计和布局、环境生态功能、渔业生产和鱼类行为等8个方面。通过总结国外人工鱼礁研究动向的特点,提出科学规划人工鱼礁区、完善资金配套扶持政策、构建人工鱼礁标准体系等3条建议,从而为我国人工鱼礁建设、渔业资源养护、生态环境保护提供参考依据。     

海洋天然气水合物研究新进展——2006西太平洋地球物理会议

简介了2006年西太平洋地球物理会议中海洋天然气水合物研究的最新成果,主要集中在水合物勘探技术,新的水合物积聚区预测,水合物成因、性质分析,水合物评估手段、开发计划,水合物模拟实验研究等几个方面。在对以上几方面分类总结的基础上,提出了几点关于海洋天然气水合物未来研究方向的认识。