Research Article

Simulation of the Extraction Efficiency of Coalbed Methane under Water Injection: A Gas-Liquid-Solid Coupling Model

Table 1

Numerical model physical parameters.

ParameterValueParameterValue

Coal elastic modulus /GPaFrom Figure 1(a)Adsorption pressure constant /MPa2.07
Compressive strength /MPaFrom Figure 2(a)Adsorption volume constant /m3/kg0.0256
Poisson ratio 0.34Adsorption pressure strain 0.0102
Coal density /kg/m31250Initial matrix porosity 0.05
Air density/kg/m30.717Initial matrix permeability 2.8·10-18
Facture stiffness /MPa4800Methane diffusion rate /m23.6·10-12
Dynamic viscosity /Pa·s1.84·10-5Initial fracture porosity 0.002
Bulk modulus /MPa5400Initial fracture permeability 2.08·10-17
Matrix width /m5·10-6Initial temperature /K300
Fracture width /m0.005Water injection pressure /MPa2
Combined water coefficient 14.4Initial pore water content 0.02
Water density /kg/m31000Water dynamic viscosity /Pa·s1·10-3
Initial gas saturation 1Initial water saturation 0
VG model 1.89VG model 0.54
VG model 2.81VG model 0.5