深部煤储层应力敏感性特征及其对煤层气产能的影响

深部煤储层处于高地应力环境中,其渗透率变化特征与浅部存在较大差异,为研究有效应力对深部煤储层渗透率的差异性影响,以及应力敏感性各向异性特征,以沁水盆地横岭区块15号煤层为研究对象,采样深度1 200~1 700 m,采用覆压孔渗实验,开展平行层理和垂直层理样品在不同有效应力下的渗透率变化规律研究,探究其应力敏感性特征及其对煤层气产能的影响。结果表明:渗透率随有效应力的增加呈幂指函数降低,平行层理面渗透率总体高于垂直层理面,且在2个方向上渗透率变化规律呈正相关性。选取储层孔裂隙压缩系数、渗透率损害率和渗透率曲率3个参数作为煤储层应力敏感性评价指标,其中,孔裂隙压缩系数随有效应力增加,以5 MPa为界限先后呈现正相关性和负相关性,渗透率损害率和渗透率曲率分别与有效应力呈指数上升和下降的规律。基于应力敏感性参数,推导出煤层气井产能模型,模型显示,不考虑应力敏感性的气井产量高于考虑应力敏感性,揭示了应力敏感性对煤层气产量的影响程度,即在5 MPa生产压差下,气井的产量降低幅度随应力敏感性系数的增大整体呈增高趋势。针对应力敏感性的阶段划分,研究区目标煤层在煤层气排采过程中应采用小–中–大的排采方案来控制生产流量。      

高煤级煤储层煤层气产能“瓶颈”问题研究

基于山西沁水盆地高煤级煤储层宏观裂隙、显微裂隙的连续观测,孔隙的系统测量,结合应力渗透率、气-水相对渗透率、吸附膨胀等实验成果,分析了高煤级煤储层三级渗流特征,探讨了有效应力和煤基质收缩对高煤级煤储层渗透率的耦合作用,系统揭示了在地面排水降压开发煤层气的过程中,高煤级煤储层初期产气量高,数月后急剧衰减之“瓶颈”现象,找出了造成高煤级煤储层产气缺陷的根本原因。鉴于高煤级煤储层物性的特殊性,指出了高煤级煤储层煤层气开发的技术和措施。     

高煤阶煤层气藏储层应力敏感性研究

水相存在使煤储层应力敏感性更加复杂,是煤层气开发需要特别关注的问题。通过开展煤储层干样与湿样的应力敏感性实验,分析了煤储层应力敏感性特征。应用数值模拟方法,研究了煤储层应力敏感性对煤层气井产能的影响。研究结果显示,煤储层具有强应力敏感性并且明显不可逆性。有效压力从2 MPa增加到10 MPa,气相渗透率降低90%;初始渗透率越低,应力敏感性越强,有效应力降低以后,煤岩渗透率不能恢复到原始水平。水相存在使得煤层气藏应力敏感性更强,有效压力从2 MPa增大到3 MPa,3块煤岩湿样渗透率分别降低了66.0%、50.4%和58.5%,而干岩芯渗透率降低幅度均低于50%。同时随含水饱和度增高,表现出应力敏感性愈强的趋势。煤储层应力敏感性极大地影响煤层气井产能,储集层原始渗透性越差,应力敏感对产量的影响越大。因此,煤层气生产过程中,特别是煤层气排采初期,地层压力较高,一味地增大生产压差可能不会增加煤层气井产量。     

CO2注入对煤储层应力应变与渗透率影响的实验研究

以沁水盆地成庄矿煤样为研究对象,利用实验室自主研发的CO₂注入与煤层气强化开采实验模拟装置进行不同有效应力和CO₂吸附压力下的煤岩渗透率测试。实验结果表明,煤岩的裂隙压缩系数受到CO₂吸附的影响,初始状态下、亚临界CO₂吸附和超临界CO₂吸附煤样裂隙压缩系数分别为0.066、0.086和0.089。引起裂隙压缩系数改变的原因主要有两方面:CO₂和煤中矿物反应提高了煤基质的不连续性;CO₂软化了煤基质同时降低了煤岩的力学性质。利用考虑吸附应变以及内部膨胀系数的渗透率模型对实测渗透率进行拟合,发现有效应力和内部膨胀系数成正比。CO₂吸附压力和有效应力的增大均提高了煤岩的内部膨胀系数,这影响了煤岩孔裂隙的开度,降低了煤储层的渗透率,并最终降低CO₂在煤储层中的可注性。      

不同煤阶煤应力敏感特征及其控制机理

煤储层应力敏感降低储层渗透率,进而影响煤层气井产能,如何降低排采中的应力敏感性影响值得深入研究。为了弄清不同煤阶煤储层的应力敏感性特征及差异性,分别采集樊庄高煤阶煤、保德中煤阶煤和二连低煤阶褐煤的样品,系统开展加载和卸载过程中不同煤阶煤的应力敏感性实验,并对应力敏感的产生机理进行分析。结果表明,随煤阶的升高,煤样的应力敏感性逐渐增强,含明显裂缝的样品敏感性更强。加载有效应力10 MPa条件下,相比初始渗透率,二连低煤阶褐煤样品渗透率下降79.26%,卸载后不可逆渗透率损害率平均33.4%;保德中煤阶煤样渗透率下降79.4%,卸载后不可逆渗透率损害率平均51.4%;樊庄高煤阶煤样加载后渗透率下降92.33%,卸载后渗透率只能恢复30%左右。产生这种差异的机理主要是由于不同煤阶煤的物质组成、孔裂隙结构以及渗流通道不同造成的。低煤阶煤变质程度低,主要发育大、中孔隙,割理–裂隙不发育,为基质孔隙–喉道渗流,渗透率主要受连通喉道控制,应力加载时主要是大、中孔压缩变形严重,而尺度较小的喉道受压缩变形小,因而其应力敏感性相对弱;而高煤阶煤孔隙以微、小孔为主,镜质组含量高,割理–裂隙发育,控制其渗透性,应力加载时微、小孔难以被压缩,而裂隙抗变形能力弱,易发生韧性变形破坏或闭合,卸载后也难以恢复,表现出强应力敏感特征。考虑到高煤阶煤储层埋深更大、应力更高,因此其应力敏感性对产能伤害大,排采初期宜以较小强度进行,降低不可逆渗透率伤害,扩大压降范围;而低煤阶煤储层本身应力低、渗透率较高,应力敏感对产能影响相对较小,排水期可适当加快速度,提高排水效率。      

有效应力对保德区块煤储层渗透率影响研究

通过有效应力单因素影响保德区块煤岩气体渗流实验,分析了煤岩渗透率应力敏感性以及割理压缩系数变化特征.结果表明:保德区块煤储层渗透率与有效应力呈负指数函数关系;煤层埋深越深,煤岩渗透率变化幅度越小,渗透率应力敏感性下降。渗透率损害系数的线性函数拟合相关系数较低,应力敏感系数的负指数函数拟合相关系数较高,应力敏感系数比渗透率损害系数更具规律性。在高有效应力阶段,煤岩割理压缩系数更趋近于常数,低有效应力阶段,割理压缩系数应视为变量。     

韩城地区煤储层孔渗应力敏感性及其差异

以韩城煤层气区块3号、5号和11号煤层为例,进行不同围压条件下的煤心孔渗实验,探讨了该区煤储层物性与应力之间的耦合关系,建立了相应的数学模型。结果表明,煤心孔渗随围压的增加而不断下降,渗透率应力伤害远强于孔隙度应力伤害,但各煤层的应力敏感性各不相同:在实验围压从4.14 MPa（600 psi）增加到12.42 MPa（1 800 psi）条件下,11号煤层孔渗应力敏感性最强,孔隙度应力伤害达76.5%,渗透率应力伤害达93.3%;3号煤层孔渗应力敏感性最弱,孔隙度应力伤害38.5%,渗透率应力伤害77.9%;5号煤层孔渗应力敏感性较强,孔隙度应力伤害约45%,渗透率应力伤害达83.9%。分析认为,裂隙发育状况是造成各煤层间孔渗应力敏感差异的主要原因。从实验数据的拟合情况看,幂函数模式比指数函数模式更能准确地获取测试围压范围内的孔渗内插值。      

基于分形理论的煤岩裂隙网络渗透率模型

煤储层裂隙是煤层气渗流的主要通道,决定了煤储层的渗透性及煤层气产能,研究裂隙结构特征与煤储层渗透性的关系对准确预测煤层气产能具有重要理论及实践意义。基于经典立方定律渗透率模型,同时考虑分形理论、裂隙网络结构特征及有效应力,构建包含复杂弯曲裂隙特征的分形渗透率模型,将分形渗透率模型与S&D(Shi-Durucan)模型相结合,建立真三轴应力作用下的裂隙煤渗透率模型。开展真三轴应力条件下的气体渗流实验,将构建的渗透率模型与试验结果及S&D模型拟合数据对比,该渗透率模型与实验结果具有良好的一致性,能够体现出三向应力加载条件下应力对渗透率变化的影响趋势,与S&D模型相比更能反映煤岩渗透率的各向异性特征。基于该渗透率模型,定量分析了煤岩裂隙结构参数对其渗透率的影响。结果表明,煤岩渗透率与孔隙率φ(0.05～0.41)、分形维数D_f(2.37～2.81)、最大裂隙长度l₍max_{3.5～8.0 cm}、比例系数β(0.010～0.065)呈正幂律关系;与迂曲度分形维数D_Tf(2.005～2....     

含水饱和度对中阶煤储层应力敏感性影响实验

为了查明含水饱和度对中阶煤储层应力敏感性的影响,对煤层气井储层改造及排采工作提供指导,利用自主设计的实验装置开展了黔西松河矿龙潭组1+3号、15号煤干燥、含水及饱水条件下液测、气测渗透率应力敏感性实验,分析了煤样渗透率、渗透率损害率、渗透率不可逆损害率、应力敏感性系数变化特征。研究结果表明:随着含水饱和度升高,中阶煤液测渗透率应力敏感性增强,加卸载造成的渗透率不可逆损害率增大。含水饱和度升高导致初始气测渗透率降低,干燥煤样孔裂隙闭合程度高,饱水煤样因束缚水饱和度高,具有较强的气测渗透率应力敏感性。干燥煤样、含水煤样适宜采用幂函数表征无因次气测渗透率与有效应力的关系,饱水煤样则更适合采用负指数函数表征两者关系。中阶煤储层压裂及排采过程中应重视储层保护,当煤储层含水性较弱时,应优先考虑采用CO₂或N₂泡沫压裂方式进行储层改造。      

单轴加载煤孔裂隙各向异性核磁共振特征

为了研究煤孔裂隙各向异性,进一步揭示煤微观结构及物性特征。选取平顶山矿区八矿煤样,采用核磁共振（NMR）方法,对比分析单轴加载前后煤样的横向弛豫谱（T₂）特征和核磁成像（MRI）特征。实验结果表明,煤的T₂谱特征具有显著的各向异性:平行于层理且垂直主裂隙X方向T₂谱为3峰谱图,平行于层理且平行主裂隙Y方向T₂谱为双峰谱图,垂直层理Z方向T₂谱主要以单峰为主;单轴加载后煤样T₂谱面积、孔隙度减小,X、Y方向煤样孔隙变化引起的峰面积所占比例下降,裂隙变化引起的峰面积占比例上升;Z方向裂隙变化引起的峰面积占比例下降;MRI揭示出,单轴加载后平行层理方向煤样孔裂隙大部分闭合,部分裂隙产生径向变形;加载方向裂隙大部分闭合,压实效应显著。综上所述,单轴加载下,煤样各向异性特征显著,同时表明核磁共振技术是研究煤孔裂隙微观变化的有效手段。      

Anisotropy of gas permeability associated with cleat pattern in a coal seam of the Kushiro coalfield in Japan

An underground investigation has been performed in a subbituminous coal seam exhibiting a particular cleat pattern in the Kushiro coalfield, Japan. The coal cleat pattern shows some analogy to isolated straight joints, and is believed to have been formed during the late Tertiary period by a compressive tectonic stress, roughly in the east–west direction. Three cylindrical coal specimens representing the three orthogonal axes of the coal seam with respect to the bedding plane and its associated cleat were cored from a large block of coal. Gas permeabilities of the three coal specimens were measured under the same hydrostatic pressure conditions. Results clearly revealed anisotropy in permeability of the coal seam under relatively low confining pressures of less than about 12 MPa. The specimen cored parallel to both the bedding plane and cleat strike showed the highest permeability, even though the cleats were partly filled with calcite and clay minerals. The permeability in this direction was 2.5 times higher than perpendicular to the bedding plane, and 3 times higher than in the direction parallel to the bedding plane but perpendicular to the cleat strike. This suggests that the cleats play a greater role than bedding planes in controlling fluid flow in the coal seam. The permeability in the three orientations, however, converged to the same value at confining pressures above about 16 MPa. This may suggest that both cleats and bedding planes in a coal seam can close due to earth pressure if the coal seam is located below a certain depth. It further indicates that the traditional view that gas permeability is always greater parallel to the coal bedding than perpendicular to it should be reconsidered.     

煤层割理在煤层气开发中的试验研究

根据煤层割理渗透率的各向异性,采用垂直面割理和平行面割理两个方向布置钻孔抽放煤层气。测定研究表明:垂直面割理方向钻孔初始瓦斯抽放百米流量是平行面割理方向钻孔的1.2倍,衰减系数比平行面割理方向钻孔减少了53.7%。垂直面割理方向钻孔的抽放量在任何相应时期都大于平行面割理方向钻孔的抽放量。从而得出:垂直面割理方向钻孔抽放效果明显优于平行面割理方向钻孔,为探索提高煤层气抽放量找到了一条途径。      

Determination of in-situ stress direction from cleat orientation mapping for coal bed methane exploration in south-eastern part of Jharia coalfield, India

Accurate prediction of in-situ stress directions plays a key role in any Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration and exploitation project in order to estimate the production potential of the CBM reservoirs. Permeability is one of the most important factors for determination of CBM productivity. The coal seams in Jharia coalfield generally show low permeability in the range of 0.5 md to 3 md. To estimate the in-situ stress direction in the study area, an attempt has been made to undertake the cleat orientation mapping of four regional coal seams of two underground coal mines located at south-eastern part of Jharia coalfield, India. Cleat orientation mapping is critical to determine the maximum principal compressive horizontal stress (S_H) direction for CBM exploration and exploitation, which in turn controls the direction of maximum gas or water flow though coal beds. From the field study it is found that the average face and butt cleat azimuths are towards N15°W and N75°E respectively. Average permeability of the four above-mentioned major coal seams has been calculated from well logs of nine CBM wells distributing over an area of 7.5 km², adjacent to the underground mines. The cleat orientations are congruous with the regional lineament pattern and fits well with the average permeability contour map of the study area to infer the orientation of in-situ maximum horizontal stress. Goodness of fit for the exponential regressions between vertical stress and permeability for individual coal seams varies between 0.6 and 0.84. The cleat orientation is further validated from the previous fracture analysis using FMI well log in Parbatpur area located southern part of the Jharia coalfield. The major coal seams under the study area exhibit directional permeability, with the maximum permeability, oriented parallel to the direction of face cleat orientation.     

煤层气储层的显微孔裂隙成因分类及其应用

采用煤岩学方法研究煤储层特性,可直接观察孔裂隙的分布、形态、数量、充填状态等特征,有利于查明显微孔裂隙成因、影响因素及演化规律。将显微孔隙分为生物成因孔和非生物成因孔;显微裂隙划分出内生裂隙、继承性裂隙、层面裂隙和构造裂隙;分别研究了各类显微孔裂隙在煤储层中的分布、随煤化作用的演化规律及其与渗透率的关系,并取得了良好的效果。      

Application of X-ray computed tomography for analyzing cleat spacing and cleat aperture in coal samples

New techniques to determine distributions of cleat aperture, cleat orientation and cleat spacing from CT scans have been developed. For cleat orientation and spacing distributions, two different coal blocks were scanned. The CT scans have been analyzed for the three orthogonal directions. Histograms of the cleat orientations are bimodal, expressing the typical cleat texture of face and butt cleats and bedding perpendicular relaxation fractures. Deviations up to 20° from the peak values in the cleat orientation distributions were used as input for automated image analysis of cleat spacing. Distributions of the cleat spacing measurements are related to the face and butt cleat directions. The term “relevant cleat length” is introduced as a measure to extract the amount of cleat length involved with the cleat spacing measurements. The ratio ranges from 0.03 to 0.38 and expresses the difference in cleat texture in both samples. Cleat spacing versus relevant cleat length shows sample specific patterns for face cleat, butt cleat and bedding. To describe cleat aperture quantitatively, peak height and missing attenuation have been used. The image of a cleat was seen as a convolution of a rectangular fracture profile with a Gaussian point spread function.     

Effect of bedding structural diversity of coal on permeability evolution and gas disasters control with coal mining

Bedding structure has affected gas flow in coal seam greatly, which also controls gas permeation direction and gas extraction results, and finally it has tremendous influence on prevention and control of gas disaster accidents. Combined with engineering practice of gas disaster prevention and control in China, in this paper, permeability evolution of nature coal in different bedding directions in the condition of loading is studied, and the results showed that in three directions of bedding fractures, permeability of coal which is parallel to bedding planes is the highest; it would be much easier for gas percolation along the bedding planes than other directions. In the unloading process, tension–shear destruction appears in coal sample which is oblique to bedding along the bedding planes, with a sudden increase in permeability. It is difficult for the crack damage from loading process to recover in unloading process, that is, permeability of unloading isn’t just a simple reverse process of loading. Combined with the permeability evolution of the three coal samples in the whole process, three permeability evolution models which include elasticity, plasticity and fracture are proposed. Based on the experimental results, gas extraction using boreholes along coal seam and through coal seam is compared during depressurized mining. Due to the bedding structure of coal seam, a large area of fracture network of “boreholes–bedding fractures” is formed among boreholes through coal seam and bedding structure, which makes the good effect of gas extraction using boreholes through coal seam. Research results will be of important guiding significance for choosing the best gas extraction scheme, layout of setting parameters of drilling boreholes and gas disaster prevention in the underground coal mine.     

华北地区煤层渗透性及主要地质控制因素

以华北地区柳林和安阳试验区为例,综合多种统计数据和测试成果,对煤层的渗透性及主要地质控制因素进行深入研究和探讨。研究表明,控制煤层渗透性的主要地质因素为割理的发育程度,其次为有效地应力、外生裂隙和煤体结构等。而煤的变质程度及镜质组含量又制约着割理的发育。