Visual observation of gas hydrate formation in glass micromodels

P568 VISUAL OBSERVATION OF GAS HYDRATE FORMATION IN GLASS MICROMODELS 1 1 1 1 2 ROSS ANDERSON A. B. BIDERKAB BAHMAN TOHIDI and M. BEN CLENNELL 1 Centre for Gas Hydrate Research Department of Petroleum Engineering Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK 2 Centro de Pesquisa em Geofsica e Geologia – IGEO Universidade Federal da Bahia SUMMARY: A glass micromodel rig had been commissioned for use in the visual observation of gas hydrate formation and dissociation in porous media. The rig provides a unique opportunity for direct visual observation of phase behaviour at the microscopic scale. We report results on