Research Article

Characteristics of In Situ Stress and Reservoir Pressure in Deep Coal Seams and Their Influences on Reservoir Depletion: A Field Case Study

Table 2

Hydrostatic column pressure and pressure gradient in the study area.

Well numberTarget coal seamDepth (m)Hydrostatic column pressure (MPa)Pressure gradient (kPa/m)

M-1No. 8 and 91996.717.88.9
M-2No. 8 and 91889.617.79.4
M-3No. 3 and 41698.016.29.5
M-4No. 4 and 51247.512.29.8
M-5No. 3, 4, and 51327.112.89.6