Research Article

Study on Flow Model and Flow Equation of Shale Gas Based on Microflow Mechanism

Table 1

Results of experimental analysis for shale coupled flow.

Core no.Length (cm)Porosity (%)Inlet pressure (MPa)Flow rate (mL/s)Conventional modelCoupled model
Permeability (μD)Diffusion coefficient (mm2/s)Permeability (μD)Diffusion coefficient (mm2/s)

4043.212.401.290.01171.692.71.151.73
1.930.02531.633.8
2.930.05621.575.5
3.980.09911.507.0
5.120.15751.448.7
7.020.28351.3811.3
8.630.41471.3313.4
4282.592.601.170.23240.955.227.219.0
1.370.30138.660.4
1.710.45137.171.4
2.160.68435.284.5
2.620.96833.897.9
3.121.32732.7111.9
3.601.72231.9125.3
4.542.70631.5155.3
5.103.31630.6169.0