Owing to their high calorific value and sustainable characteristics, natural gas hydrates are expected to serve as a promising alternative energy resource to conventional oil and gas in the near future. Of course, this prospect relies on the premise that hydrates can be developed in a safe and efficient manner. Hydrate-bearing sediments are highly sensitive to temperature and pressure conditions and are therefore particularly vulnerable to disturbances induced by production operation, which may result in challenges such as wellhead instability. In this study, the physical parameters of artificially prepared hydrate-bearing sediments were experimentally characterized to provide a parameter fo... More >