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Evaluation of Favorable Fracture Area of Deep Coal Reservoirs Using a Combination of Field Joint Observation and Paleostress Numerical Simulation: A Case Study in the Linxing Area

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  • Shihu Zhao

    (State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanism and Efficient Development, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 102206, China)

  • Yanbin Wang

    (College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Yali Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanism and Efficient Development, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 102206, China)

  • Zengqin Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanism and Efficient Development, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 102206, China)

  • Xiang Wu

    (China United Coalbed Methane Co., Ltd., Beijing 100015, China)

  • Xinjun Chen

    (State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanism and Efficient Development, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 102206, China)

  • Jiaqi Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanism and Efficient Development, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Beijing 102206, China
    Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 102206, China)

Abstract

The development of fractures under multiple geological tectonic movements affects the occurrence and efficient production of free gas in deep coal reservoirs. Taking the No.8 deep coal seam of the Benxi formation in the Linxing area as the object, a method for evaluating favorable fracture areas is established based on the combination of field joint staging, paleogeological model reconstruction under structural leveling, finite element numerical simulation, and fracture development criteria. The results show that a large number of shear fractures and fewer tensile joints are developed in the Benxi formation in the field and mainly formed in the Yanshanian and Himalayan periods. The dominant strikes of conjugate joints in the Yanshanian period are NWW (100°~140°) and NNW (150°~175°), with the maximum principal stress magnitude being 160 MPa along the NW orientation. Those in the Himalayan period are in the NNE direction (0°~40°) and the EW direction (80°~110°), with the maximum principal stress magnitude being 100 MPa along the NE orientation. The magnitudes of the maximum principal stress of the No. 8 deep coal seam in the Yanshanian period are between −55 and −82 MPa, indicative of compression; those in the Himalayan period are from −34 to −70 MPa in the compressive stress form. Areas with high shear stress values are mainly distributed in the central magmatic rock uplift, indicating the influence of magmatic rock uplift on in situ stress distribution and fracture development. Based on the comprehensive evaluation factors of fractures, the reservoir is divided into five classes and 24 favorable fracture areas. Fractures in Class I areas and Class II areas are relatively well developed and were formed under two periods of tectonic movements. The method for evaluating favorable fracture areas is not only significant for the prediction of fractures and free gas contents in this deep coal reservoir but also has certain reference value for other reservoirs.

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  • Shihu Zhao & Yanbin Wang & Yali Liu & Zengqin Liu & Xiang Wu & Xinjun Chen & Jiaqi Zhang, 2024. "Evaluation of Favorable Fracture Area of Deep Coal Reservoirs Using a Combination of Field Joint Observation and Paleostress Numerical Simulation: A Case Study in the Linxing Area," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-16, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:14:p:3424-:d:1433495
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    1. Qiang Xie & Gao Li & Xu Yang & Hongli Peng, 2023. "Evaluating the Degree of Tectonic Fracture Development in the Fourth Member of the Leikoupo Formation in Pengzhou, Western Sichuan, China," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-16, February.
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