Research Article

Evaluation of Coal Seam Gas Drainability for Outburst-Prone and High-CO2-Containing Coal Seam

Table 3

Classification of coalbeds based on their permeability (after Ref. [45]).

In situ permeability (K)Drainability

K ≤ 1 mDNo drainage
1 mD < K ≤ 5 mDDifficult drainage
5 mD < K ≤ 9 mDLow drainage
9 mD < K ≤ 50 mDSuccessful drainage