A new coal-permeability model: Internal swelling stress and fracture-matrix interaction

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 157-171

  Liu, Hui Hai ^a   Rutqvist, Jonny ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 geological sequestration; Coal permeability; Enhanced coalbed methane recovery; Rock mechanics

Indexed keywords

CO2 GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION; COAL SEAMS; COALBED WELLS; COMPLEX STRESS CONDITION; COUPLED FLOW; CUT-THROUGH; DEFORMATION PROCESS; ENHANCED COALBED METHANE RECOVERIES; ENHANCED COALBED METHANE RECOVERY; FRACTURE-MATRIX INTERACTION; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION; LABORATORY TEST; MATRIX; MATRIX BLOCKS; MATRIX SWELLING; MODEL RESULTS; PARTIAL SEPARATION; PERMEABILITY CHANGE; PERMEABILITY MODEL; STRESS CONDITION; SWELLING STRESS; UNI-AXIAL STRAINS; VALENCIA;

CAPILLARITY; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL TRANSPORTATION; COMPLEXATION; DEFORMATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FIREDAMP; FRACTURE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; METAL RECOVERY; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELLS; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESSES; SWELLING;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; FLOW MODELING; FRACTURE FLOW; METHANE; PERMEABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SWELLING; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 76749101862     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-009-9442-x     Document Type: Article

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