Coupled fluid-flow and geomechanics for triple-porosity/dual-permeability modeling of coalbed methane recovery

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1242-1253

  Wei, Zhijie ^a   Zhang, Dongxiao ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupling effect; Dynamic analysis; Effective stress; Fluid flow; Geomechanics; Micro pore shrinkage

Indexed keywords

COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FIREDAMP; GEOMECHANICS; METHANE; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE;

COUPLING EFFECT; DUAL-PERMEABILITY MODELS; DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FLUID-FLOW; METHANE PRODUCTION; MICRO-PORE SHRINKAGE; MICROPORES; PORE SHRINKAGE; SWELLING/SHRINKAGE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

COALBED METHANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLUID FLOW; GEOMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE; STRAIN; SWELLING; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 78649871296     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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