Enrichment mechanism and exploration and development technologies of high coal rank coalbed methane in south Qinshui Basin, Shanxi Province

Based on analysis of the basic geologic characteristics and enrichment controlling factors of the high coal rank coalbed methane (CBM) in south Qinshui Basin in China, its enrichment mode, and exploration and development technologies are studied. Practices on the CBM exploration and development prov...

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Main Authors: Xianzheng ZHAO, Yanhui YANG, Fenjin SUN, Bo WANG, Yinqing ZUO, Mengxi LI, Jian SHEN, Fuyuan MU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-04-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380416300398
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author Xianzheng ZHAO
Yanhui YANG
Fenjin SUN
Bo WANG
Yinqing ZUO
Mengxi LI
Jian SHEN
Fuyuan MU
author_facet Xianzheng ZHAO
Yanhui YANG
Fenjin SUN
Bo WANG
Yinqing ZUO
Mengxi LI
Jian SHEN
Fuyuan MU
author_sort Xianzheng ZHAO
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description Based on analysis of the basic geologic characteristics and enrichment controlling factors of the high coal rank coalbed methane (CBM) in south Qinshui Basin in China, its enrichment mode, and exploration and development technologies are studied. Practices on the CBM exploration and development proved that the CBM reservoirs in this study area have the following three major properties: (1) High coal rank, strong adsorption ability, and good resources condition; (2) Low porosity, bimodal porosity structure, and obvious “bottleneck” of flow condition; (3) low reservoir pressure gradient that can constrain production. Based on deep analysis of high coal rank coal properties, this study proposes a coexistence and complementarity concept of structure, sedimentary, thermal power and hydro-geological conditions, and establishes a CBM dissipation model, which can simplify CBM enrichment problem and directly guide the region selection of CBM development. Five major critical technical systems have been formed for the CBM exploration and development in south Qinshui Basin: (1) Comprehensive geophyisical exploration and evaluation technologies; (2) Well drilling and completion technologies for high coal rank coal reservoirs; (3) Major reservoir treatment technologies; (4) Intelligent drainage and production control technologies; (5) Digital technology of coalbed methane field. These have effectively provided technical support for an orderly productivity construction of new CBM blocks. Key words: Qinshui Basin, high coal rank coal, coalbed methane, enrichment characteristics, enrichment condition, exploration and development technologies
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spelling doaj.art-891b72991484414fab3e9916730eb7542022-12-21T17:25:57ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Petroleum Exploration and Development1876-38042016-04-01432332339Enrichment mechanism and exploration and development technologies of high coal rank coalbed methane in south Qinshui Basin, Shanxi ProvinceXianzheng ZHAO0Yanhui YANG1Fenjin SUN2Bo WANG3Yinqing ZUO4Mengxi LI5Jian SHEN6Fuyuan MU7PetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, China; PetroChina Dagang Oilfield Company, Tianjin 300280, China; Corresponding authorPetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, ChinaPetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development-Langfang 065007, ChinaPetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development-Langfang 065007, ChinaPetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, ChinaPetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, ChinaPetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, China; School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, ChinaPetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development-Langfang 065007, ChinaBased on analysis of the basic geologic characteristics and enrichment controlling factors of the high coal rank coalbed methane (CBM) in south Qinshui Basin in China, its enrichment mode, and exploration and development technologies are studied. Practices on the CBM exploration and development proved that the CBM reservoirs in this study area have the following three major properties: (1) High coal rank, strong adsorption ability, and good resources condition; (2) Low porosity, bimodal porosity structure, and obvious “bottleneck” of flow condition; (3) low reservoir pressure gradient that can constrain production. Based on deep analysis of high coal rank coal properties, this study proposes a coexistence and complementarity concept of structure, sedimentary, thermal power and hydro-geological conditions, and establishes a CBM dissipation model, which can simplify CBM enrichment problem and directly guide the region selection of CBM development. Five major critical technical systems have been formed for the CBM exploration and development in south Qinshui Basin: (1) Comprehensive geophyisical exploration and evaluation technologies; (2) Well drilling and completion technologies for high coal rank coal reservoirs; (3) Major reservoir treatment technologies; (4) Intelligent drainage and production control technologies; (5) Digital technology of coalbed methane field. These have effectively provided technical support for an orderly productivity construction of new CBM blocks. Key words: Qinshui Basin, high coal rank coal, coalbed methane, enrichment characteristics, enrichment condition, exploration and development technologieshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380416300398
spellingShingle Xianzheng ZHAO
Yanhui YANG
Fenjin SUN
Bo WANG
Yinqing ZUO
Mengxi LI
Jian SHEN
Fuyuan MU
Enrichment mechanism and exploration and development technologies of high coal rank coalbed methane in south Qinshui Basin, Shanxi Province
Petroleum Exploration and Development
title Enrichment mechanism and exploration and development technologies of high coal rank coalbed methane in south Qinshui Basin, Shanxi Province
title_full Enrichment mechanism and exploration and development technologies of high coal rank coalbed methane in south Qinshui Basin, Shanxi Province
title_fullStr Enrichment mechanism and exploration and development technologies of high coal rank coalbed methane in south Qinshui Basin, Shanxi Province
title_full_unstemmed Enrichment mechanism and exploration and development technologies of high coal rank coalbed methane in south Qinshui Basin, Shanxi Province
title_short Enrichment mechanism and exploration and development technologies of high coal rank coalbed methane in south Qinshui Basin, Shanxi Province
title_sort enrichment mechanism and exploration and development technologies of high coal rank coalbed methane in south qinshui basin shanxi province
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380416300398
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