A dual poroelastic model for CO2-enhanced coalbed methane recovery

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 177-189

  Wu, Yu ^a,b   Liu, Jishan ^b,c   Chen, Zhongwei ^b   Elsworth, Derek ^d   Pone, Denis ^e  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal permeability; Coal swelling; Dual poroelasticity; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

BINARY GAS; COAL BED METHANE; COAL MATRIX; COAL SWELLING; EFFECTIVE STRESS; ENHANCED COALBED METHANE RECOVERIES; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FRACTURE INTERACTIONS; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; FULL SPECTRUM; FULLY-COUPLED; IN-SITU; INJECTION PRESSURES; INJECTION VOLUME; INSITU STRESS; MATRIX SYSTEMS; MODEL RESULTS; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; PERMEABILITY MODEL; PILOT TESTS; PORO-ELASTICITY; POROELASTIC MODEL; PRESSURE INCREASE; PRODUCTION RATES; QINSHUI BASIN; SINGLE WELL; SOLID MEDIA;

BINARY MIXTURES; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIREDAMP; FLOW OF GASES; GAS PIPELINES; METAL RECOVERY; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STRESSES;

FRACTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFECTIVE STRESS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID INJECTION; GAS FLOW; GAS TRANSPORT; MATRIX; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROELASTICITY; POROSITY; SWELLING;

CHINA; QINSHUI BASIN; SHANXI;

EID: 79954576948     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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