Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods

Gas content is an important parameter for calculating coalbed methane (CBM) reserves and guiding their exploration and development. For deep coal seams, the prolonged coring duration and inaccuracies in lost gas volume calculations result in reduced accuracy in gas content measurement using conventi...

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Main Authors: Jian WU, Songhang ZHANG, Tengfei JIA, Weiwei CHAO, Wenchun PENG, Shilong LI
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Published: Editorial Office of Petroleum Geology and Experiment 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.sysydz.net/cn/article/doi/10.11781/sysydz2025010163
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author Jian WU
Songhang ZHANG
Tengfei JIA
Weiwei CHAO
Wenchun PENG
Shilong LI
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Songhang ZHANG
Tengfei JIA
Weiwei CHAO
Wenchun PENG
Shilong LI
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description Gas content is an important parameter for calculating coalbed methane (CBM) reserves and guiding their exploration and development. For deep coal seams, the prolonged coring duration and inaccuracies in lost gas volume calculations result in reduced accuracy in gas content measurement using conventional wireline coring methods. To accurately determine the actual gas content in deep coal seams and gas occurrence state, pressure-maintaining coring technology, which retains in-situ pressure and gas content in samples, is considered the most effective method. However, due to the unique characteristics of unconventional reservoirs, such as adsorption gas, there are currently no standardized coring processes or gas content determination methods. To address this issue, this paper analyzed the environmental conditions and gas loss characteristics during each stage of pressure-maintaining coring. Considering the presence of both adsorbed gas and free gas in deep coal seams, the study proposes a method for determining both components based on pressure-maintaining coring. The analysis shows that gas content calculations in pressure-maintaining coring have the characteristics of "four stages, two losses, and two collections". The reasonable design of pressure points during pressure-reducing and gas-collecting stages of pressure-maintaining coring can effectively distinguish adsorption gas from free gas. In addition, by analyzing the differences and connections between the two methods, the gas content measured using pressure-maintaining coring can be used to correct gas loss caused by using wireline coring at the same well platform. Based on this, a method for calculating gas content in deep coal seams based on wireline coring was established. The successful application of pressure-maintaining coring technology is significant for deep coal seam exploration. The study recommends appropriately increasing the number of pressure-maintaining coring test wells in deep coal seam exploration areas to precisely determine the actual gas content in reservoirs.
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spelling doaj-art-9d83fef55d1d4e9ca83790e62153d3042025-02-09T07:48:48ZzhoEditorial Office of Petroleum Geology and ExperimentShiyou shiyan dizhi1001-61122025-01-0147116317210.11781/sysydz2025010163sysydz-47-1-163Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methodsJian WU0Songhang ZHANG1Tengfei JIA2Weiwei CHAO3Wenchun PENG4Shilong LI5China United Coalbed Methane Co., Ltd., Beijing 100016, ChinaChina University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, ChinaChina University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, ChinaTechnical Innovation Center for Three Gas Co-Production of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, ChinaChina United Coalbed Methane Co., Ltd., Beijing 100016, ChinaChina United Coalbed Methane Co., Ltd., Beijing 100016, ChinaGas content is an important parameter for calculating coalbed methane (CBM) reserves and guiding their exploration and development. For deep coal seams, the prolonged coring duration and inaccuracies in lost gas volume calculations result in reduced accuracy in gas content measurement using conventional wireline coring methods. To accurately determine the actual gas content in deep coal seams and gas occurrence state, pressure-maintaining coring technology, which retains in-situ pressure and gas content in samples, is considered the most effective method. However, due to the unique characteristics of unconventional reservoirs, such as adsorption gas, there are currently no standardized coring processes or gas content determination methods. To address this issue, this paper analyzed the environmental conditions and gas loss characteristics during each stage of pressure-maintaining coring. Considering the presence of both adsorbed gas and free gas in deep coal seams, the study proposes a method for determining both components based on pressure-maintaining coring. The analysis shows that gas content calculations in pressure-maintaining coring have the characteristics of "four stages, two losses, and two collections". The reasonable design of pressure points during pressure-reducing and gas-collecting stages of pressure-maintaining coring can effectively distinguish adsorption gas from free gas. In addition, by analyzing the differences and connections between the two methods, the gas content measured using pressure-maintaining coring can be used to correct gas loss caused by using wireline coring at the same well platform. Based on this, a method for calculating gas content in deep coal seams based on wireline coring was established. The successful application of pressure-maintaining coring technology is significant for deep coal seam exploration. The study recommends appropriately increasing the number of pressure-maintaining coring test wells in deep coal seam exploration areas to precisely determine the actual gas content in reservoirs.https://www.sysydz.net/cn/article/doi/10.11781/sysydz2025010163pressure-maintaining coringwireline coringpressure-maintaining coring processgas content correction methoddeep coalbed methaneordos basin
spellingShingle Jian WU
Songhang ZHANG
Tengfei JIA
Weiwei CHAO
Wenchun PENG
Shilong LI
Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods
Shiyou shiyan dizhi
pressure-maintaining coring
wireline coring
pressure-maintaining coring process
gas content correction method
deep coalbed methane
ordos basin
title Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods
title_full Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods
title_fullStr Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods
title_short Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods
title_sort analysis of pressure maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods
topic pressure-maintaining coring
wireline coring
pressure-maintaining coring process
gas content correction method
deep coalbed methane
ordos basin
url https://www.sysydz.net/cn/article/doi/10.11781/sysydz2025010163
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