Research Article

Investigation of the Ultrasonic Stimulation Performance on Permeability Enhancement in Coal Seam: Field Tests and In Situ Permeability Evaluation

Table 3

Data analysis of pure methane flowrate in borehole.

ZoneBoreholeDistance from the antireflection boreholeAverage pure methane flowrateIncrement

Zone 0Average/0.002673 m3/min/
Zone 1#18 m0.005758 m3/min2.15times
#24 m0.01011 m3/min3.78 times
#32 m0.01769 m3/min6.62times
Zone 2#18 m0.00992 m3/min3.71times
#24 m0.01256 m3/min4.70times
#32 m0.01505 m3/min5.63times