Research Article

Coal Reservoir Characterization in a Tectonic Setting and the Effects of Tectonism on the Coalbed Methane (CBM) Content

Table 3

Analysis results for the specific surface area and low-temperature nitrogen adsorption.

NumberAverage diameter of adsorption pore (nm)BET specific surface area (m2·g−1)BJH pore capacity (cm3·g−1)The proportions of different pore sizes in %
<2 nm2–10 nm>10 nm

GJH3-X13.5526911.763670.0089654.0738.307.63
GJH3-X24.833399.693910.0094839.2724.1136.62
GJH3-B13.9953511.827430.0047565.4028.316.29
GJH3-F14.1246211.650710.0110041.241.0917.71
GJH3-F25.5949915.685410.0212230.1337.7032.17
GJH3-F34.553988.225900.0096222.0549.5728.38
GJH3-F48.994112.262510.005698.3257.4234.26

Note: the letter X in the numbers of coal samples represents the syncline area, B represents the anticline area, and F represents the fault area. Calculated by pore volume distribution.