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Area of Science:

  • Hydrogeology
  • Reservoir Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Coal measures contain significant methane reserves, driving increased coal seam gas (CSG) extraction globally.
  • CSG extraction involves extensive well networks to depressurize coal seams, impacting regional aquifer systems.
  • Effective management of CSG extraction necessitates accurate groundwater modeling, which faces unique scale-related challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the challenges of modeling coal bed methane (CBM) impacts on regional aquifer systems.
  • To assess the significance of near-well processes, including lithological heterogeneity and dual-phase flow, in CBM impact assessments.
  • To quantify depressurization errors arising from model upscaling and the neglect of near-source dual-phase flow.

Main Methods:

  • Construction of a fine-scale groundwater model with detailed lithological heterogeneity representation.
  • Utilizing a dual-phase reservoir simulator to analyze wellfield depressurization and desaturation.
  • Employing single-phase simulations to explore errors from neglecting dual-phase flow and assess upscaling effects.

Main Results:

  • Fine-scale modeling with detailed heterogeneity revealed critical near-well processes.
  • Neglecting dual-phase flow in simulations led to significant depressurization errors.
  • Upscaling models with reduced detail exacerbated errors, highlighting the interaction between scale and near-source processes.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate modeling of CBM impacts requires explicit representation of near-well dual-phase flow and lithological heterogeneity.
  • Regional models must account for these small-scale processes to avoid substantial errors in predicting aquifer system responses.
  • Improved modeling approaches are crucial for sustainable management of groundwater resources during CSG extraction.