Research Article

Sealing Behavior and Flow Mechanism of Expandable Material Slurry with High Water Content for Sealing Gas Drainage Boreholes

Table 3

Parameters of different slurries and the strata.

NamePhysical propertiesExpressionUnits

Viscosity time-varying expandable slurry with high water contentSlurry (W : C = 6 : 1)Viscosity(1)Pa·s
Slurry (W : C = 7 : 1)Viscosity(2)Pa·s
Slurry (W : C = 8 : 1)Viscosity(3)Pa·s
Volumetric compression modulus 1.2 × 10−10Dimensionless

Nonviscosity time-varying expandable slurry with high water contentSlurry (W : C = 7 : 1)Viscosity0.3Pa·s
Volumetric compression modulus 1.2 × 10−10Dimensionless

CoalbedInitial porosity0.38Dimensionless
Initial permeability 8.89 × 10−13Dimensionless
Elastic modulus 1.85 × 109Pa
Poisson’s ratio 0.31Dimensionless
Volumetric compression modulus 1.66 × 109Pa

MudstoneInitial porosity0.29Dimensionless
Initial permeability 3.48 × 10−14Dimensionless
Elastic modulus 5.46 × 109Pa
Poisson’s ratio 0.35Dimensionless
Volumetric compression modulus 5.45 × 108Dimensionless

Fine sandstoneInitial porosity 0.54Dimensionless
Initial permeability 5.17 × 10−10Dimensionless
Elastic modulus 2.93 × 1010Pa
Poisson’s ratio 0.23Dimensionless
Volumetric compression modulus 5.27 × 1010Pa