Gas hydrate dissociations in Mallik hydrate bearing zones A, B, and C by depressurization: Effect of salinity and hydration number in hydrate dissociation

This study has also explored the role of partial gas cavity occupancy in the lower zone production characteristics and a re-history match of the 6 days Mallik production test showed an improved match and some indication about partial occupancy close to 6.88. Finally an in-depth examination of a previously reported laboratory scale study of methane hydrate decomposition and some observations from even smaller scale molecular dynamics study gave exciting clues of how to further interpret and improve our kinetic gas hydrate model, to be used at multiple time and length scales. Such an improved model has been proposed and awaits further testing and matching of appropriate data.