Research Article

Numerical Simulation Study of Fines Migration Impacts on an Early Water Drainage Period in Undersaturated Coal Seam Gas Reservoirs

Table 1

Basic parameters of the model.

ParameterValue

Initial concentration of static fines (%)5
Initial concentration of flowing fines (%)0
Initial water saturation (%)100
Fracture height (m)5
Porosity of cleat (dimensionless)0.008
Permeability of cleat (mD)1
Porosity of hydraulic fracture (dimensionless)0.05
Permeability of hydraulic fracture (mD)20
Grid size on the direction15
Grid size on the direction15, 7.5, 1.25
Grid size on the direction5
Initial pressure of coal (MPa)4
Compressibility of coal (10-4 MPa-1)2.354
Water density (g/cm3)1.08
Coal fines density (g/cm3)1.38
Water dynamic viscosity (mPa·s)1