考虑基质收缩效应的煤层气应力场-渗流场耦合作用分析

在煤层气的初级生产过程中,为了获取较高的生产率,需要降低储层压力,储层压力下降对于煤层气的渗透率具有两个相反的效应：（1）储层压力下降,有效应力增加,煤层裂隙压缩闭合,渗透率降低;（2）煤层气解吸,煤基质收缩,煤层气流动路径张开,渗透率升高。Shi和Durucan、Palmer-Mansoori以及Gray等都建立了包含了基质收缩效应以及有效应力的影响的渗透率模型,其模型都基于以下两个关键假设：煤岩体处于单轴应变状态以及竖向应力恒定。为了检验上述两个假设的合理性,建立了一个考虑基质收缩效应以及渗流场-应力场耦合作用下的煤层气流动模型,对煤层气初级生产过程中渗透率的变化进行了耦合分析。分析结果表明：单轴应变的假设具有合理性,而竖向应力是随指向生产井的应变梯度的变化而变化的,其对于渗透率的变化具有重要影响,因此,竖向应力恒定的假设可能导致渗透率预测出现误差;上述渗透率模型都可能低估煤层气初级生产过程中渗透率的变化。     

高煤级煤基质力学效应与煤储层渗透率耦合关系分析

基于吸附膨胀物理模拟实验，揭示了瘦煤至无烟煤阶段煤基质的自调节特征，分别探讨了煤层气排采过程煤基质收缩和有效应力变化对煤储层渗透率的影响，构建了有效应力、煤基质收缩与煤储层渗透率之间耦合的数学模型，揭示出高煤级煤储层渗透率在煤层气排采过程中的递减变化规律，并讨论了这一发现的地质意义。     

山西沁水盆地中-南部煤储层渗透率物理模拟与数值模拟

通过对山西沁水盆地中南部上主煤层宏观裂隙观测,力学参数测量和应力渗透率实验,分别建立了裂隙面密度、裂隙产状、裂隙宽度与煤储层渗透率之间的预测数学模型;利用FLAC—3D软件,模拟了该区上主煤层内现代地应力状态,结合煤层气试井渗透率资料,构建了应力与渗透率之间关系预测的数学模型,并对该区上主煤层渗透率进行了全面预测。通过吸附膨胀实验,揭示了各煤类煤基质的收缩特征,构建了有效应力、煤基质收缩与渗透率之间的耦合数学模型,并对煤层气开发过程中渗透率动态变化进行了数值模拟。     

煤样渗透率有效应力与基质收缩双重耦合效应及其与煤阶关系

为研究煤层气在排采过程中不同煤阶煤储层渗透率动态变化规律,利用煤岩三轴应力应变（基质收缩膨胀）测试系统,对褐煤、气煤和无烟煤样开展了有效应力与基质收缩双重效应物理模拟实验。固定轴压和围压不变,改变气体平衡压力,模拟开发过程中储层压力变化特征,测试其动态渗透率。利用实验结果,分析了不同煤阶煤岩在排采过程中动态渗透率反弹特征,并对比分析煤岩动态渗透率改善效果的差异性。研究表明：气体平衡压力从5 MPa降至1 MPa过程中,在有效应力和基质收缩双重效应作用下,褐煤样的归一化渗透率依次为1.00、0.60、0.57、0.57、0.52,气煤样依次为1.00、0. 64、0.50、0.54和0.55,无烟煤样依次为1.00、0.74、0.58、0.50和0.56。随气体平衡压力下降,中阶及高阶煤样动态渗透率先下降后上升,整体呈不对称“V”型变化规律,但拐点略有不同;低阶煤样动态渗透率呈先下降后基本稳定的趋势,整体呈斜“L”型变化规律。在有效应力和基质收缩双重效应影响下,中阶及高阶煤样动态渗透率改善效果优于低阶煤样。     

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。     

变渗透率条件下煤层气井的产能预测

煤层气储集特征、渗流机理均不同于常规砂岩气藏,导致产能评价难度较大。引入煤层气多组分的基质收缩效应,建立了近井地带紊流效应影响下的二项式产能模型,并进行了实际单井的应用及分析。结果表明:煤储层渗透率受到应力形变和基质收缩效应的双重影响,呈现先下降后上升的特征,且杂质气体含量越高,煤层渗透率恢复程度越弱。实际应用证明采用变渗透率的产能模型可对常规方法无法解释的煤层气井测试数据进行解释,解释结果能用于准确评价煤层气井的产能。      

煤样渗透率有效应力与基质收缩双重耦合效应及其与煤阶关系

为研究煤层气在排采过程中不同煤阶煤储层渗透率动态变化规律,利用煤岩三轴应力应变（基质收缩膨胀）测试系统,对褐煤、气煤和无烟煤样开展了有效应力与基质收缩双重效应物理模拟实验。固定轴压和围压不变,改变气体平衡压力,模拟开发过程中储层压力变化特征,测试其动态渗透率。利用实验结果,分析了不同煤阶煤岩在排采过程中动态渗透率反弹特征,并对比分析煤岩动态渗透率改善效果的差异性。研究表明：气体平衡压力从5 MPa降至1 MPa过程中,在有效应力和基质收缩双重效应作用下,褐煤样的归一化渗透率依次为1. 00、0. 60、0. 57、0. 57、0. 52,气煤样依次为1.00、0. 64、0. 50、0. 54和0. 55,无烟煤样依次为1.00、0. 74、0. 58、0. 50和0. 56。随气体平衡压力下降,中阶及高阶煤样动态渗透率先下降后上升,整体呈不对称“V”型变化规律,但拐点略有不同;低阶煤样动态渗透率呈先下降后基本稳定的趋势,整体呈斜“L”型变化规律。在有效应力和基质收缩双重效应影响下,中阶及高阶煤样动态渗透率改善效果优于低阶煤样。     

考虑渗透率变化的煤层气储层数值模拟及参数敏感性研究

煤层气开采过程中储层渗透率的变化对产气量影响较大,通过引入S＆D渗透率变化模型,建立了考虑渗透率变化的煤储层三维气水两相渗流数学模型,完成模型检验后应用所编制软件研究了煤储层参数、吸附参数及渗透率模型特征参数对开发效果的影响。结果表明,煤层气产量随着初始含气量、煤层有效厚度、裂缝渗透率和Langmuir压力的增大而增大,随储层原始压力、裂缝孔隙度和Langmuir体积的增大而减小,而解吸时间对产气量影响不大;裂缝渗透率随着杨氏模量和基质收缩/膨胀系数的增大而增大,随泊松比和裂缝压缩系数的增大而减小。引入S＆D模型后计算的累积产气量要比常规模型低1.3%,因此不可忽视煤层气产出过程中渗透率的变化。     

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。     

煤、气一体化开采煤层气方法的探讨

我国煤层气资源量为31.46×1012m3,开发煤层气具有重要的意义。本文在系统地分析我国煤层气藏低压、低渗、低饱和及构造煤发育等主要特点的基础上,指出了阻碍我国煤层气开发的主要因素是煤储层的低渗透率,针对我国煤层气藏特点提出了充分利用采动影响区的应力场释放开发煤层气的煤、气一体化开发方案。     

Influence of gas production induced volumetric strain on permeability of coal

Summary The gas permeability of a coalbed, unlike that of conventional gas reservoirs, is influenced during gas production not only by the simultaneous changes in effective stress and gas slippage, but also by the volumetric strain of the coal matrix that is associated with gas desorption. A technique for conducting laboratory experiments to separate these effects and estimate their individual contribution is presented in this paper. The results show that for a pressure decrease from 6.2 to 0.7 MPa, the total permeability of the coal sample increased by more than 17 times. A factor of 12 is due to the volumetric strain effect, and a factor of 5 due to the gas slippage effect. Changes in permeability and porosity with gas depletion were also estimated using the measured volumetric strain and the matchstick reservoir model geometry for flow of gas in coalbeds. The resulting variations were compared with results obtained experimentally. Furthermore, the results show that when gas pressure is above 1.7 MPa, the effect of volumetric strain due to matrix shrinkage dominates. As gas pressure falls below 1.7 MPa, both the gas slippage and matrix shrinkage effects play important roles in influencing the permeability. Finally, the change in permeability associated with matrix shrinkage was found to be linearly proportional to the volumetric strain. Since volumetric strain is linearly proportional to the amount of gas desorbed, the change in permeability is a linear function of the amount of desorbing gas.     

沁水盆地南部煤层气直井合层排采产气效果数值模拟

随着煤层气勘探开发的深入,多煤层合层排采受到广泛关注。合层排采管控工艺是确保煤层气合采井高产稳产的关键,而多煤层组合条件下复杂的地质条件增加了合层排采管控的难度。数值模拟技术是研究煤层气井合层排采管控工艺的有效手段,科学、可靠的模拟结果可为合采井排采管控提供依据。考虑温度效应、煤基质收缩效应、有效应力作用对煤层流体运移规律以及渗透率等煤层物性参数的影响,建立煤层气直井合层排采生产动态过程多物理场耦合数学模型,并进行有限元法的多物理场耦合求解。通过对沁水盆地南部郑庄区块煤层气合采井组的模拟,探讨不同排采速率下煤层气直井合层排采产气效果及渗透率等煤层物性参数动态演化特征,提出煤层气直井合层排采工程建议。模拟结果显示,郑庄区块3号、15号煤层整体含气量较高,煤层气合采井组具有较大增产潜力,提高排采速率对提高煤层气采收率的效果不显著;排采过程中,煤基质收缩效应对渗透率的影响强于有效应力作用,是提高煤层气井排采速率的保障,在确保排采速率不超过煤层渗流能力上限的基础上,适当提高排采速率可实现煤层气井增产。基于模拟结果,建议排采速率的调整以控制动液面或液柱压力为主;以3号、15号煤层气合采井增产为目标,产水阶段和憋压阶段,郑庄区块煤层气直井合层排采速率以液柱压力降幅0.12~0.20 MPa/d或动液面降幅12~20 m/d为宜,既可实现煤层气增产,又可避免储层伤害。      

An improved permeability model of coal for coalbed methane recovery and CO2 geosequestration

An alternative approach is proposed to develop an improved permeability model for coalbed methane (CBM) and CO₂-enhanced CBM (ECBM) recovery, and CO₂ geosequestration in coal. This approach integrates the textural and mechanical properties to describe the anisotropy of gas permeability in coal reservoirs. The model accounts for the stress dependent deformation using a stress–strain correlation, which allows determination of directional permeability for coals. The stress–strain correlation was developed by combining mechanical strain with sorption-induced strain for any given direction. The mechanical strain of coal is described by the general thermo-poro-elastic constitutive equations for solid materials under isothermal conditions and the sorption-induced strain is approximated by treating the swelling/shrinkage of coal matrix equivalent to the thermal contraction/expansion of materials. With directional strains, the permeability of coal in any given direction can be modeled based on the theory of rock hydraulics. In this study, the proposed model was tested with both literature data and experiments. The experiments were carried out using a specially designed true tri-axial stress coal permeameter (TTSCP). The results show that the proposed model provides better predictions for the literature data compared with other conventional coal permeability models. The model also gives reasonable agreement between the predicted and measured stress–strains and directional permeabilities under laboratory conditions.     

Determination of the Effective Stress Law for Deformation in Coalbed Methane Reservoirs

Effective stress laws and their application are not new, but are often overlooked or applied inappropriately. The complexity of using a proper effective stress law increases when analyzing stress variation in coal as a result of gas production or mining. In this paper, an effective stress law is derived analytically for coalbed methane reservoirs, combining the concepts of matrix shrinkage/swelling and external stress by including the effect of sorbing gas pressure on the elastic response of the reservoir. The proposed law reduces to that of Terzaghi when the compressibility of bulk material is sufficiently greater than the compressibility of the solid grain, and without the strain associated with matrix shrinkage/swelling effect. Moreover, it is shown that the Biot coefficient (α) can have a value larger than unity for self-swelling/dilation materials, such as coal. The proposed stress–strain relationship was validated using experimental results. Overall, the effective stress law for deformation was extended for sorptive materials, providing a new and unique technique to analyze the elastic behavior of coal by reducing three variables, namely, external stress, pore pressure and matrix shrinkage/swelling along with the associated stress, down to one variable, “effective stress”.     

基于岩石颗粒排列方式的低渗透储层应力敏感性分析

以颗粒堆积模型为基础,考虑了低渗透岩心颗粒不同排列方式和不同变形方式,建立了毛管束模型,并通过颗粒Hertz接触变形原理对毛管变形量进行计算,研究毛管和多孔介质应力敏感性定量表征关系,通过有效毛管分数和毛管变形规律探讨了低渗透储层应力敏感性的作用机制。研究表明,低渗透储层的应力敏感性主要表现为渗透率的应力敏感性,相比于渗透率应力敏感性,孔隙度应力敏感性较弱;低渗透储层应力敏感性与岩石颗粒排列方式、颗粒变形方式、岩石微观孔隙结构、固液界面作用力和启动压力梯度效应等密切相关;考虑有效毛管分数和毛管变形量的多孔介质应力敏感性量化模型可从应力敏感性微观作用机制角度解释低渗透储层应力敏感性。     

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。