scholarly journals Swelling of clay minerals and its effect on coal permeability and gas production: A case study of southern Qinshui Basin, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Tao ◽  
Lijun Gao ◽  
Zhejun Pan
Keyword(s):  
Clay Minerals ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Qinshui Basin ◽  
Coal Permeability ◽  
Southern Qinshui Basin

Log evaluation of a coalbed methane (CBM) reservoir: a case study in the southern Qinshui basin, China

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hou Jie ◽  
Zou Changchun ◽  
Huang Zhaohui ◽  
Xiao Liang ◽  
Yang Yuqing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coalbed Methane ◽  
Qinshui Basin ◽  
Southern Qinshui Basin

scholarly journals Biogeochemistry and the associated redox signature of co-produced water from coalbed methane wells in the Shizhuangnan block in the southern Qinshui Basin, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1034-1053
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Shuheng Tang ◽  
Songhang Zhang ◽  
Zhaodong Xi ◽  
Pengfei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Coalbed Methane ◽  
Produced Water ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Redox Conditions ◽  
Effective Parameters ◽  
Production Rates ◽  
Qinshui Basin ◽  
Southern Qinshui Basin ◽  
Biogeochemical Parameters

To meet the global energy demands, the exploitation of coalbed methane has received increasing attention. Biogeochemical parameters of co-produced water from coalbed methane wells were performed in the No. 3 coal seam in the Shizhuangnan block of the southern Qinshui Basin (China). These biogeochemical parameters were firstly utilized to assess coal reservoir environments and corresponding coalbed methane production. A high level of Na+ and HCO3– and deuterium drift were found to be accompanied by high gas production rates, but these parameters are unreliable to some extent. Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) isotopes δ13CDIC from water can be used to distinguish the environmental redox conditions. Positive δ13CDIC values within a reasonable range suggest reductive conditions suitable for methanogen metabolism and were accompanied by high gas production rates. SO42–, NO3– and related isotopes affected by various bacteria corresponding to various redox conditions are considered effective parameters to identify redox states and gas production rates. Importantly, the combination of δ13CDIC and SO42– can be used to evaluate gas production rates and predict potentially beneficial areas. The wells with moderate δ13CDIC and negligible SO42– represent appropriate reductive conditions, as observed in most high and intermediate production wells. Furthermore, the wells with highest δ13CDIC and negligible SO42– exhibit low production rates, as the most reductive environments were too strict to extend pressure drop funnels.

scholarly journals Experimental study on the velocity sensitivity of coal reservoir during coalbed methane drainage in southern Qinshui Basin

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1593-1608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huihu Liu ◽  
Shuxun Sang ◽  
Junhua Xue ◽  
Tianhe Lan ◽  
Hongje Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Coalbed Methane ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Formation Water ◽  
Coal Permeability ◽  
Velocity Sensitivity ◽  
Coalbed Methane Reservoir ◽  
Southern Qinshui Basin

Determination of the velocity sensitivity in coal reservoirs during the different production stages of coalbed methane wells is fundamentally crucial to adopt appropriate drainage technologies. To address this need, simulation experiments of coal samples from southern Qinshui Basin in China were conducted to test the variation of coal permeability with fluid flow. The pore structures were tested before and after the simulation experiment by using mercury injections, and the pore shape was observed using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that formation water with fast flow may remove solid particles and that there is no velocity sensitivity under the experimental conditions of different coal samples and formation waters during the water production and depressurization stages of the coalbed methane well. There is a trend of the velocity sensitivity in the coalbed methane reservoir showing high concentration of solid particles during the stages of water production and depressurization. Coal permeability decreases with the increase of the fluid flow, there are different levels of velocity sensitivity in the coalbed methane reservoir during gas production of the coalbed methane well. The critical drainage flow should be within 11.26 m3/d during gas production of the coalbed methane well. The generation of the velocity sensitivity will make the pore structure of the coalbed methane reservoir poorly. During the stage of gas production, the formation water produces poorly, and the solid particles adhered to the surface of coal easily fall off and are deposited in the transition pore and micropore, which further results in the decrease of coal permeability.

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