Research Article

Effects of Borehole Arrangement on Methane Migration and Implications for High Efficiency Extraction in Intact and Tectonic Combined Coal Seams

Table 3

Comparison of the gas extraction amount between the traditional and optimal dislocation borehole arrangement.

Different borehole patternsGas amount at 100 d (kg/m3)Gas amount at 200 d (kg/m3)Gas amount at 300 d (kg/m3)Time required for gas extraction of 2.50 kg/m3 (d)

Traditional single-row borehole arrangement1.3262.1242.676266
Optimal dislocation borehole arrangement2.0132.9713.526145