Progress in generation kinetics studies of coal-derived gases

Hydrocarbon-generation kinetics is of applicable significance in the study of coal-derived gas pool formation. Its research progress in recent years includes: in combination with geothermal history, it is used as a tool to evaluate source rocks dynamically and depict the change of source kitchen wit...

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Main Authors: Peng Ping'an, Zou Yanrong, Fu Jiamo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2009-06-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380409601270
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Summary:Hydrocarbon-generation kinetics is of applicable significance in the study of coal-derived gas pool formation. Its research progress in recent years includes: in combination with geothermal history, it is used as a tool to evaluate source rocks dynamically and depict the change of source kitchen with geological time; according to the carbon isotope fractionation kinetics, a more precise model of identifying coal-derived gas is developed, which contains the kinetic relationship among gas compounds; the combination of compositional kinetics and carbon isotopic kinetics leads to the study method of accumulation processes of coal-derived gases, which is constrained precisely by multi kinetic indices; with the reservoir records, generation kinetics is used to study the whole gas life including generation, charge and alteration. The problems that need investigation are generation kinetics of coal-derived gas at low maturity, pressure effects on gas generation, minerals and water influences, and kinetics of residual soluble organic matter at high maturity. Key words: coal, natural gas, coal-derived gas, generation kinetics, progress
ISSN:1876-3804