Combined Approach to Evaluate Hydrate Slurry Transport Properties through Wetting and Flow Experiments.

A condensate oil system was evaluated with respect to its hydrate properties by two experimental methods, namely, the wetting index (WI) procedure and a flow loop called the wheel flow loop. The WI was used to initially indicate the efficiency of a gas hydrate antiagglomerant (AA), while the wheel flow loop was used for evaluating the transport properties of systems without and with AA. The results provide new insight into the effect of water cut and flow properties on the risk of hydrate plugging.