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Study on methane migration flow-solid coupling model under hydraulic borehole conditions and optimization of borehole
Yaowei Zhai1, Yuzhong Yang2, Qingbo Hao1
1School of Energy Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China.
Hydraulic slotting enhances coal seam permeability and methane drainage efficiency in low-permeability mines. Optimized slotting and borehole layouts improve gas extraction, ensuring safer mining operations.
Area of Science:
- Mining Engineering
- Geomechanics
- Petroleum Engineering
Background:
- Low permeability in deep coal seams hinders efficient methane drainage and safe mining.
- Hydraulic slotting is a proposed method to improve gas extraction.
Purpose of the Study:
- Establish a dynamic porosity-permeability evolution equation for slotted coal.
- Reveal the nonlinear relationship between permeability enhancement and coal removal volume.
- Propose borehole optimization criteria using multi-physics coupling.
Main Methods:
- Developed a coupled model for coal deformation, methane seepage, and pore structure evolution.
- Linked hydraulic slotting, permeability change, and effective gas drainage radius.
- Validated the model with field data and compared coal removal volumes (0.5, 0.8, 1.2 t/m).
Main Results:
- Hydraulic slotting significantly improves coal permeability and methane drainage efficiency.
- An effective drainage radius of 4.02 m was achieved at 0.8 t/m coal removal after 90 days (1.56x conventional borehole).
- Optimized borehole spacing schemes with prediction errors under 0.2 m.
Conclusions:
- Hydraulic slotting is effective for improving methane drainage in low-permeability coal seams.
- The developed model reliably aids in selecting slotting parameters and optimizing borehole layouts.
- Findings support efficient gas drainage and borehole optimization for safer mining.
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