A long-term methane hydrate production test on the Alaska North Slope
- 1)Scenery of 7-11-12 pad(late-Aug)
- 2)Sprung structure under construction
- 3)The rig under mobilization (mid-Sep)
- 4)Preparation for drilling (late-Sep)
- 5)Drilling rig
- 6) Drilling rig with huge tires
- 7)Preparation of pressure coring equipment
- 8)Rig floor
- 9)Scenery (mid-Oct)
- 10)Sundog (Oct. 25)
- 11)Shuttle Bus between the camp and the drill site in the snow(late - Oct)
- 12)The camp view from 7-11-12 pad
- 13)Assembling LWD tools
- 14)Scenery at 9 am (early Nov)
- 15)Pressure Coring tools
- 16)Pressure Coring
- 17)Methane hydrate-bearing sediment
- 18)Quantitative degassing from pressure chamber
- 19)Transfer for inner barrel containing pressure core to Pressure Core Analysis and Transfer System (PCATS)
- 20)Core transfer to the Sprung Structure from the rig
- 21)Core operation international joint team with MH21-S,USGS and Geotek
- 22)Aurora
- 23)Connecting Vacuum Insulated Casing (VIC)
- 24)Sensor Cable Installation
- 25)Meeting in the Sprung Structure
- 26)Installing Module 5(Desander module)
- 27)Piping construction
- 28)Ice pad construction
- 29)Mud chiller filter
- 30)Nipple up BOP
- 31)Deadhorse Airport
- 32)Scenery of Anchorage
- 33)Electrical check of the power cable for the downhole electric heater
- 34)Sand control device
- 35)Pre-job safety meeting
- 36)MH21-S members
- 37)Well-site at -34 degrees Celsius
- 38)Evaporator
- 39)Installed generator and switchgear Module
- 40)Pipe bridge under construction
- 41)Pressure core arrival at the Hokkaido Center of AIST
- 42)Storage chambers for pressure cores
- 43)Core to be cut in the manipulator under pressure
- 44)End surface of pressure core under 10 MPa of water pressure
- 45)Sub-sampling after depressurization for further analyses (grain size, density, etc.)
- 46)X-ray diffraction analysis for evaluating the mineral composition of sediments
- 47)7-11-12 Gas hydrate test site (early-June 2023)
- 48)Downhole seismic source
- 49)Running into the hole with downhole seismic source(1)
- 50)Running into the hole with downhole seismic source(2)
- 51)Reviewing data acquisition procedures
- 52)Wellhouse, From left: STW, PTW-1、PTW-2、GDW (June 2023)
- 53)Tank yard
- 54)Microturbine generator
- 55)Switch gear
- 56)Desander unit
- 57)Pump module
- 58)7-11-12 Gas hydrate test site (Aug 2023)
- 59)Methane hydrate long-term production test site (Oct 2023)
- 60)Morning glow view taken from the operator's office in Anchorage(Feb 2024)
- 61)Research & Development Committee Meeting(RDC) held in Anchorage (April 2024)
- 62)Spring in Anchorage (April 2024)
- 63)Methane hydrate long-term production test site (April 2024)