Multiple-seam gas coproduction is a technology with potential to achieve economic targets.Physical experiments could replicate gas flow dynamics in two seams.In this study,numerical simulation was conducted based on p...Multiple-seam gas coproduction is a technology with potential to achieve economic targets.Physical experiments could replicate gas flow dynamics in two seams.In this study,numerical simulation was conducted based on physical experiments.Through calibration,the simulated results agreed with the experimental results.Three findings were obtained.First,the pressure distribution intrinsically depends on the depressurization effectiveness in each coal seam.The gas pressure difference and interval distance influence the pressure distribution by inhibiting depressurization in the top seams and bottom seams,respectively.Second,the production contribution shows a logarithmic relationship with the permeability ratio.The range of the production contribution difference grows from 11.24%to 99.99%when the permeability ratio increases 50 times.By comparison,reservoir pressure has a limited influence,with a maximum of 13.64%.Third,the interlayer interference of the top seams and bottom seams can be intensified by the reservoir pressure difference and the interval distance,respectively.The proposed model has been calibrated and verified and can be directly applied to engineering,serving as a reference for reservoir combination optimization.In summary,coal seams with a permeability ratio within 10,reservoir pressure difference within 1.50 MPa,and interval distances within 50 m are recommended to coproduce together.展开更多
Pore pressure is an important parameter in coalbed methane(CBM)exploration and development;however,the distribution pattern and mechanism for pore pressure differences in the Upper Permian CBM reservoirs are poorly un...Pore pressure is an important parameter in coalbed methane(CBM)exploration and development;however,the distribution pattern and mechanism for pore pressure differences in the Upper Permian CBM reservoirs are poorly understood in the western Guizhou region of South China.In this study,lateral and vertical variations and mechanisms for pore pressure differences are analyzed based on 126 injection-falloff and in-situ stress well test data measured in Permian coal reservoirs.Generally,based on the pore pressure gradient and coefficient in coal reservoirs of the western Guizhou region,five zones can be delineated laterally:the mining areas of Zhina,northem Liupanshui,northern Guizhou,northwestern Guizhou and southern Liupanshui.Vertically,there are two main typical patterns:i)the pore pressure gradient(or coefficient)is nearly unchanged in different coal reservoirs,and ii)the pore pressure gradient(or coefficient)has cyclic variations in a borehole profile with multiple coal seams,which suggests the existence of a"superimposed CBM system".The mechanism analysis indicates that coal permeability,thermal evolution stage and hydrocarbon generation contribute little to pore pressure differences in coal reservoirs in the western Guizhou region.The present-day in-situ stress field,basement structure and tectonic activity may be the dominant factors affecting lateral pore pressure differences.The sealing capacity of caprocks and the present-day in-situ stress field are significant para-meters causing vertical pore pressure differences in coal reservoirs.These results are expected to provide new geological references for CBM exploration and develop-ment in the western Guizhou region.展开更多
基金This research was supported by National Science and Technology Major Project(No.2016ZX05044002-005)and National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41772155)The first author gratefully acknowledges financial support from China Scholarship Council(No.CSC201906420044)and expresses thanks to Richard Smith and Eric Lysczek for grammar check.
文摘Multiple-seam gas coproduction is a technology with potential to achieve economic targets.Physical experiments could replicate gas flow dynamics in two seams.In this study,numerical simulation was conducted based on physical experiments.Through calibration,the simulated results agreed with the experimental results.Three findings were obtained.First,the pressure distribution intrinsically depends on the depressurization effectiveness in each coal seam.The gas pressure difference and interval distance influence the pressure distribution by inhibiting depressurization in the top seams and bottom seams,respectively.Second,the production contribution shows a logarithmic relationship with the permeability ratio.The range of the production contribution difference grows from 11.24%to 99.99%when the permeability ratio increases 50 times.By comparison,reservoir pressure has a limited influence,with a maximum of 13.64%.Third,the interlayer interference of the top seams and bottom seams can be intensified by the reservoir pressure difference and the interval distance,respectively.The proposed model has been calibrated and verified and can be directly applied to engineering,serving as a reference for reservoir combination optimization.In summary,coal seams with a permeability ratio within 10,reservoir pressure difference within 1.50 MPa,and interval distances within 50 m are recommended to coproduce together.
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(No.BK20201349)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41702130 and 41971335)Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD).
文摘Pore pressure is an important parameter in coalbed methane(CBM)exploration and development;however,the distribution pattern and mechanism for pore pressure differences in the Upper Permian CBM reservoirs are poorly understood in the western Guizhou region of South China.In this study,lateral and vertical variations and mechanisms for pore pressure differences are analyzed based on 126 injection-falloff and in-situ stress well test data measured in Permian coal reservoirs.Generally,based on the pore pressure gradient and coefficient in coal reservoirs of the western Guizhou region,five zones can be delineated laterally:the mining areas of Zhina,northem Liupanshui,northern Guizhou,northwestern Guizhou and southern Liupanshui.Vertically,there are two main typical patterns:i)the pore pressure gradient(or coefficient)is nearly unchanged in different coal reservoirs,and ii)the pore pressure gradient(or coefficient)has cyclic variations in a borehole profile with multiple coal seams,which suggests the existence of a"superimposed CBM system".The mechanism analysis indicates that coal permeability,thermal evolution stage and hydrocarbon generation contribute little to pore pressure differences in coal reservoirs in the western Guizhou region.The present-day in-situ stress field,basement structure and tectonic activity may be the dominant factors affecting lateral pore pressure differences.The sealing capacity of caprocks and the present-day in-situ stress field are significant para-meters causing vertical pore pressure differences in coal reservoirs.These results are expected to provide new geological references for CBM exploration and develop-ment in the western Guizhou region.
