超临界CO2作用下深部煤裂缝扩展与增透提产一体化研究进展
周三栋 , 张伟鑫 , 成巧耘 , 刘大锰 , 严德天
地球科学 ›› 2026, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (7) : 2612 -2625.
超临界CO2作用下深部煤裂缝扩展与增透提产一体化研究进展
Research Progress on Integration of Fracture Propagation and Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery in Deep Coal under Supercritical CO2
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深部煤储层超临界CO2(Sc-CO2)压裂具增渗与碳封存双重效用.研究综合实验分析、理论模型和数值模拟认识,探究Sc-CO2压裂深部煤裂缝起裂‒扩展力学响应机制,剖析增产机理并提出裂缝扩展与增透提产一体化研究方向.研究表明:深部煤Sc-CO2压裂裂缝起裂‒扩展受煤储层特征和CO2注入参数共同影响,其力学响应由表面能降低、塑化、膨胀和矿物溶解等机制约束.热流固耦合‒能质传递分阶段模型可表征各阶段(Sc-CO2压裂‒相变致裂‒改性阶段)裂缝扩展和增产效果,Sc-CO2通过甲烷置换、力学弱化和渗透率提升实现增产.未来需重点攻关Sc-CO2压裂深部煤裂缝差异化扩展规律、裂缝动态非均质性扩展机制及压裂‒增产一体化评价.研究为深部煤Sc-CO2压裂设计及煤层气增产改造提供技术支撑.
Supercritical CO2 (Sc-CO2) fracturing in deep coal reservoirs offers dual benefits of enhanced permeability and carbon sequestration. This study integrates experimental analysis, theoretical modeling, and numerical simulation to investigate the mechanical response mechanisms of fracture initiation and propagation in deep coal reservoirs during Sc-CO2 fracturing, elucidate the mechanisms of production enhancement, and propose integrated research directions of fracture propagation and increased permeability and production. The results show that the fracture initiation and propagation of Sc-CO2 fracturing in deep coal reservoirs are jointly influenced by reservoir characteristics and CO2 injection parameters, with the mechanical response constrained by mechanisms including surface energy reduction, plasticization, expansion, and mineral dissolution. A staged model of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling-energy and mass transfer can characterize the fracture propagation and production enhancement effects across stages (Sc-CO2 fracturing, phase-change fracturing, and modification). Sc-CO2 achieves production enhancement through methane displacement, mechanical weakening, and permeability increase. Future research should focus on the differential fracture propagation laws, the dynamic heterogeneous fracture propagation mechanisms, and the integrated evaluation for fracturing and production enhancement during Sc-CO2 fracturing in deep coal reservoirs. This research provides technical support for the Sc-CO2 fracturing design in deep coal reservoirs and coalbed methane production enhancement projects.
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