METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROCARBON BEARING FORMATIONS INCLUDING DEPRESSURIZATION OF GAS HYDRATES

摘要

A method and system for the produc-tion of a gas hydrate including the steps of drilling into a subterranean gas hydrate formation and at least partially depressurizing the gas hydrate formation to permit separation of gas and water from the hydrate form. The gas and water is then pumped from the for-mation and recovered from the well. At least a portion of water pumped from the well is water that is intro-duced into the well from the surface or reintroduced by a feed back loop from the production operation.