Research Article

The Role of Coal Mechanical Characteristics on Reservoir Permeability Evolution and Its Effects on CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery

Table 1

Parameters for basic geological model.

ParameterValueRemakeParameterValueRemake

Dynamic viscosity of CH4 (, Pa s)[52]Thermal conductivity of coal (,W/(m·K))0.1913[42]
Dynamic viscosity of water (, Pa s)[52]Thermal conductivity of water (, W/(m K))0.5985[42]
Density of coal skeleton (, kg/m3)1400Thermal conductivity of CH4 (,W/(m·K))0.0301[42]
Density of water at standard condition (, kg/m3)1000Isosteric heat of CH4 adsorption (, kJ/Mol)16.4[42]
Thermal expansion coefficient of coal (, 1/K)[52]Thermal coefficients of gas adsorption (, 1/T)0.021[52]
Langmuir-type strain coefficient of CH4 ()0.0128[43]Thermal coefficients of gas adsorption (,1/MPa)0.071[52]
Specific heat capacity of coal (, J/(kg·K)1350[43]Reference temperature for adsorption test (, K)300[42]
Specific heat capacity of water (, J/(kg K)4187[42]Adsorption time of CH4 (, d)0.2[42]
Specific heat capacity of CH4 (, J/(kg·K)2220[42]Initial water saturation ()0.85
Residual gas saturation ()0.05[42]Irreducible water saturation ()0.4[42]
Capillary pressure (, MPa)0.035[42]Initial reservoir temperature (, K)303.5