The laboratories at the Centre for Gas Hydrate Research are equipped with a number of state-of-the-art test facilities. Part of the time on the experimental equipment is available for external research and technical studies. The experimental equipment can be used for measuring:
- Hydrate stability zone of gas and oil systems in the presence condensed water, formation water and/or organic inhibitors
- Amount and composition of hydrates (and other phases) at various operating conditions
- Wax Appearance Temperatures (WAT) and Wax Disappearance Temperatures (WDT) of dead or live reservoir fluids
- Kinetics of hydrate formation and dissociation
- Freezing points of aqueous solutions of organic inhibitors and/or electrolytes
- Boiling points of aqueous solutions of organic inhibitors and/or electrolytes
- Solubility and salting out of electrolytes in aqueous solutions of organic inhibitors
- Visual observations of hydrate formation and dissociation under bulk conditions as well as in porous media
- Effectiveness of low dosage hydrate inhibitors (LDHIs) in sinulated pipeline scenarios
The Centre has provided technical support in solving gas hydrate problems to a number of major hydrocarbon production and support companies, including: Shell, Elf, BP, British Gas, Lasmo, Marathon, Baker-Hughes, Inteq, E. Wood Ltd, Costain, CMPT, CMS Ltd, Genesis Oil and Gas.