调研了含水合物地层渗流特性实验研究进展，归纳总结了现有的缺点与不足；概述了瞬态压力脉冲法的基本原理及其应用现状，分析讨论了该方法应用于含水合物地层渗流特性实验研究的适用性。主要结论如下：保持稳定渗流难、测量耗时长和水合物易扰动是现有实验研究存在的主要不足；瞬态压力脉冲法能够解决上述不足，且测量精度高，具有良好的适用性，特别适用于我国南海含水合物地层。建议开展我国南海水合物成藏与开采过程中地层渗流特性模拟实验研究工作。

This paper summarized the advances in experimental investigations on seepage characteristics of hydrate-bearing sediments and the shortcomings of current experiments. Both the fundamental principle and the application status of the transient pulse method applied for permeability measurements were introduced, and the feasibility of the method for hydrate-bearing sediments was discussed. It is shown that the three shortcomings of the existing experimental measurement methods including hard to keep steady flow, long time consuming, and formation/dissociation of hydrate during measurement, can be overcome by using transient pulse method. The transient pulse method is of great feasibility for hydrate-bearing sediments, particularly in the South China Sea. Seepage characteristics of hydrate-bearing sediments during hydrate formation and dissociation should be experimentally studied in the future.