Research Article

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

Table 4

Comparison of the gas extraction amount under different simulation cases (300 d).

CaseTraditional single-row borehole arrangement for gas extraction (kg/m3)Optimal dislocation borehole arrangement for gas extraction (kg/m3)Incremental gas extraction amount (%)

13.6744.05210.3
22.6763.52631.8
32.1083.27355.3
41.7823.09173.5
51.5332.94891.0
62.8873.82832.5
72.7913.71933.2
82.5783.36430.5
92.5233.21627.5