A thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical coupled model for hydrate reservoirs using OpenGeoSys: model development and simulation of the first offshore hydrate production test in the South China Sea

Zhigang Ye; Lujun Wang; Bin Zhu; Haibing Shao; Chaofan Chen; Thomas Nagel; Olaf Kolditz; Yunmin Chen

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2026.140198

A thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical coupled model for hydrate reservoirs using OpenGeoSys: model development and simulation of the first offshore hydrate production test in the South China Sea

Zhigang Ye
, Lujun Wang
, Bin Zhu
, Haibing Shao
, Chaofan Chen
, Thomas Nagel
, Olaf Kolditz
, Yunmin Chen

Chair of Geoenergy Production Engineering (550)

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Original language	English
Article number	140198
Journal	Energy
Volume	346
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2026.140198
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2026

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Keywords

Gas production
Natural gas hydrates
OpenGeoSys
Phase transition
South China sea
Thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical coupled

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A thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical coupled model for hydrate reservoirs using OpenGeoSys: model development and simulation of the first offshore hydrate production test in the South China Sea

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