College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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2025-10-28
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煤层气作为非常规天然气,是中国油气资源的重要替代能源。为了提升煤层气的抽采率,采用格子玻尔兹曼方法(lattice Boltzmann method,LBM)研究了煤层气在抽采过程中的流动规律,系统地探讨了抽采压力、抽采孔径大小、抽采孔深度、煤层边界形貌等参数对煤层气抽采率的影响。研究表明:单抽采孔抽采时,煤层气抽采率随抽采压力变化存在峰值;当抽采压力梯度较小时,煤层气抽采率随抽采压力差增大而增加,但当抽采压力梯度超过某一特定值时,抽采率反而下降;煤层气抽采率随着抽采孔直径的增加而增大,但当抽采孔直径达到一定数值后,抽采率几乎不再变化,存在最佳抽采孔径;抽采率随着抽采孔深度的增加而增加,当孔深达到2 m后,抽采率变化缓慢,结合工程实际,抽采孔深优选在1~2 m。另外,煤层边界的粗糙程度越大抽采率越低。当采用双孔抽采时,随着孔边距的增加抽采率先增加后减小,最优孔边距的范围区间为[1.0 m, 2.5 m]。最后,建立了抽采压力不变时,抽采孔几何尺寸(孔径、孔深)与抽采率的定量关系,以及抽采孔深不变时,抽采孔径和抽采压力与抽采率的定量关系。研究确定了最优抽采孔径、孔深、抽采压力以及抽采孔间距的范围,为指导煤层气开采提供依据。
Abstract
Coalbed methane (CBM), as an unconventional natural gas, is an important alternative energy source for China’s oil and gas resources. To improve the extraction rate of coalbed methane, the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) was used to investigate the flow patterns of coalbed methane during the extraction process. A systematic exploration was conducted on how parameters such as extraction pressure, borehole diameter, borehole depth, and coal seam boundaries influence the extraction rate of coalbed methane. The study findings revealed that when extracting with a single borehole, the extraction rate of coalbed methane exhibits a peak value as the extraction pressure fluctuates. Specifically, when the extraction pressure is relatively low, the extraction rate increases with the rise in extraction pressure. However, once the extraction pressure surpasses a certain threshold, the extraction rate begins to decline. Additionally, the extraction rate of coalbed methane tends to increase with the enlargement of the borehole diameter, yet after the borehole diameter reaches a certain value, the extraction rate stabilizes, indicating the existence of an optimal borehole diameter. The extraction rate also rises with the increase in borehole depth, but when the depth reaches 2 m, the change in extraction rate becomes minimal. Based on engineering practice, it is recommended to select a borehole depth between 1 m and 2 m. Moreover, the rougher the boundary of the extraction reservoir, the lower the extraction rate of coalbed methane. When employing dual-borehole extraction, the extraction rate initially increases and then decreases with the increase in the distance between borehole centers. The optimal range for the distance between borehole centers is found to be between 1.0 m and 2.5 m. Ultimately, quantitative relationships were established between extraction pressure and extraction rate when the extraction pressure remains constant. Additionally, quantitative relationships were determined between borehole geometric dimensions (diameter and depth) and extraction rate when the extraction pressure is held constant. Furthermore, quantitative relationships were also established between borehole diameter and extraction pressure and extraction rate when the borehole depth is kept constant. These findings have enabled the determination of the optimal ranges for borehole diameter, depth, extraction pressure, and borehole spacing, thereby providing a basis for guiding the extraction of coalbed methane.
TENG Gui-rong, LIU Ji-peng, HAO Peng.
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Science Technology and Engineering, 2026, 26(5): 1946-1960 DOI:10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2500225
(4) 通过数值模拟的结果分别建立单抽采孔下,抽采率与孔径和抽采孔深的关系、抽采率与抽采压力和孔径的定量模型,通过该模型可得到抽采率达到最高时的孔径、孔深和抽采压力的最优组合。综合数值分析结果,单抽采孔孔径的最优区间为[1 m, 1.5 m],孔深的最优区间在[1 m, 2 m],抽采压力的最优区间在[0.8P0, 0.85P0],单抽采孔最优区间为[1.0 m, 2.5 m],该间隔区间进行排布可使多抽采孔的抽采效率达到最优。
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