Primary Studies on the Effect of Microbially Coalbed Methane Enhancement in Suit in the Qinshui Basin

Abstract

Methods used to yield bio-methane with coal to increase coalbed methane reserves had researched, thus providing a means for improving gas drainage efficiency. One such method utilized to convert coal into gas involves coal biodegradation technology. In order to confirm the practical application of this technology, the experiments were conducted in wells, Z-159, Z-163, Z-167, and Z-7H, in the Qinshui Basin in China, and the duration of the experiments was 32 months. Cl- ion tracer, number changes of Methanogen sp., and coal bed biome evolution indicated that the culture medium diffused in the Z-159 and Z-7H wells. These wells resumed gas production separately. Gasification of coal lasted 635 and 799 days, and yielded 74817 m3 and 251754 m3 coalbed methane in Z-159 and Z-7H wells, respectively. Results demonstrate that coalbed methane enhancement with biogasification of coal is a potential technical to achieve the productivity improvement of coalbed methane wells.