LAPSE:2024.0846v1
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LAPSE:2024.0846v1
The Wetting Characteristics and Microscopic Wetting Mechanism of Coal under High-Pressure Nitrogen Environment
Piao Long, Bin Shi, Yunxing Cao, Yufei Qi, Xinyi Chen, Liuyang Li
June 7, 2024
The wettability of coal is an important factor influencing hydraulic stimulation. Field-trial data has proven that high-pressure N2 injection plays a positive role in increasing the coalbed methane (CBM) production rate. For the purpose of investigating the mechanism by which N2 promotes the gas rate, multiple experiments were conducted sequentially on the wettability of anthracite under different N2 pressures. Testing of the coal surface contact angle was conducted under 0.1−8 MPa nitrogen pressure using a newly built contact angle measuring device. The coal samples were collected from the Xinjing Coal Mine in the Qinshui Basin, China. The test results revealed that the contact angle increased with increasing N2 pressure. That is, the contact angle was 77.9° at an N2 pressure of 0.1 MPa and gradually increased to 101.4° at an infinite N2 pressure. In contrast, the capillary pressure decreased with an increasing N2 pressure, from 0.298 MPa to −0.281 MPa. The relationship between contact angle and N2 pressure indicated that the wettability was reversed at a N2 pressure of 5.26 MPa, with a contact angle of 90° and a capillary pressure of 0 MPa. The capillary pressure reversed to a negative value as the N2 pressure increased. At the microlevel, a high N2 pressure increases the surface roughness of coal, which improves the ability of the coal matrix to adsorb N2, forming the gas barrier that hinders the intrusion of water into the pores of the coal matrix. The results of this study provide laboratory evidence that high-pressure N2 injection can prevent water contamination and reduce the capillary pressure, thus benefiting coalbed methane production.
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capillary pressure, coalbed methane, contact angle, surface roughness, wettability
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Long P, Shi B, Cao Y, Qi Y, Chen X, Li L. The Wetting Characteristics and Microscopic Wetting Mechanism of Coal under High-Pressure Nitrogen Environment. (2024). LAPSE:2024.0846v1
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Long P: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
Shi B: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory for Unconventional Energy Geology and Development, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China; Gas Geology and Engineer
Cao Y: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory for Unconventional Energy Geology and Development, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China; Gas Geology and Engineer
Qi Y: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
Chen X: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
Li L: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
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Processes
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12
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3
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568
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2024
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2024-03-13
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2227-9717
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