Research Article

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

Table 2

Key parameters for model validation.

ParameterValueRemakeParameterValueRemake

Initial permeability (, mD)3.8[54]Elastic modulus of coal seam (, GPa)2.7[42]
Porosity of fracture (, %)0.6[54]Poisson’s ratio of coal ()0.35[42]
Langmuir pressure constant of CH4 (, MPa)1.99[54]Langmuir volume constant of CH4 (, m3/kg)0.030[54]
Initial CH4 pressure in fracture (, MPa)5[54]Initial CH4 pressure in matrix (, MPa)5[54]