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Geoscience ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (05): 1351-1359.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2022.056

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Geological Conditions and Resource Potential of Coalbed Methane Reservoirs in Laochang Mining Area, Yunnan Province

LI Jinlong1(), LI Qian2, CAI Yidong2(), CHEN Wei3, CHEN Zhizhu1, WANG Jian1, XUE Xiaohui4   

  1. 1. Yunnan Province Bureau of Coal Geology, Kunming, Yunnan 650034, China
    2. School of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    3. Beijing Furuibao Energy Technology Company, Beijing 100176, China
    4. Yunnan CBM Exploration and Development Co.,Ltd., Kunming, Yunnan 650034, China
  • Received:2021-06-21 Revised:2022-01-22 Online:2022-10-10 Published:2022-11-03
  • Contact: CAI Yidong

Abstract:

The Laochang mining area in Yunnan is rich in coalbed methane resource, and is a hot spot for coalbed methane resource exploration and development in China in recent years. Here, the basic reservoir parameter characteristics, such as coal seam thickness, reservoir physical properties and gas content are analyzed, and the potential of regional coalbed methane resources is discussed. Our results show that the coal seams in Laochang mining area are thick and multi-layered, the coal seam roof and floor are mainly mudstone and siltstone, respectively, and the configuration of source-reservoir-cap is good. The target coal seam has relatively high porosity and well-developed fractures, which can provide favorable conditions for the enrichment and output of coalbed methane. The main coal seam pressure belongs to the normal pressure reservoir as a whole, and the desorption rate of coal seam is high. Meanwhile, most of the coal reservoirs are under-saturated, and it took long time to drain and depressurize during their development. The coalbed methane resource with buried depth below 1,000 m in the Yuwang block are 27.093 billion m3, and the resource abundance is 320 million m3/km2. In general, the local coalbed methane exploration and development conditions are good, and there is great resource potential for exploration and development.

Key words: Laochang mining area, coalbed methane, permeability, gas content, resource potential

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