Acoustic response characteristics and sensitivity of briquette and raw coal under temperature and pressure control

doi:10.1007/s11707-022-1042-x

Front. Earth Sci.

2023, Vol. 17

Issue (1) : 170-179 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-022-1042-x

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Acoustic response characteristics and sensitivity of briquette and raw coal under temperature and pressure control

Hewei ZHANG^1,², Jian SHEN^1,²(

), Kexin LI³, Xiaojie FANG^1,², Ziwei WANG^1,², Lei DU⁴

¹. Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process (Ministry of Education), China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
². School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
³. Huabei Oilfield CBM Branch Company, Changzhi 046000, China
⁴. Shaanxi Coalfield Geophysical Exploration and Mapping Co., Ltd., Xi᾽an 710000, China

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Abstract

Acoustic testing is a widely used technique to measure the coal mechanical properties under high temperature and pressure in situ conditions. This study compared the acoustic wave characteristics of briquette and raw coal under various temperature and pressure conditions. The results show that the longitudinal wave velocity (V_p) decreases with an increasing vitrinite content. A large number of the vitrinite content enhances the process in which the temperature and pressure changed the V_p. The V_p of briquette decreases approximately linearly with the temperature compared to raw coal. The V_p of raw coal experiences initially a rapid, then gradual, and finally the moderate increasing trend with the increase in confining pressure. However, in briquette, the V_p increases approximately linearly with the confining pressure. The results indicate that the V_p is more sensitive to temperature under low confining pressure and peaks at 50°C−60°C than high confining pressure. However, the V_p is less sensitive to temperature under higher confining pressure, and the positive effect of high confining pressure is dominant. Understanding the mechanical properties of coal under high pressure and temperature develops better insight into coalbed methane (CBM) exploration from deep reservoirs.

Keywords high-rank coal P-wave velocity temperature pressure microscopic components sensitivity

Corresponding Author(s): Jian SHEN

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^* These authors contributed equally to this work.

Online First Date: 17 May 2023 Issue Date: 03 July 2023

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Hewei ZHANG,Jian SHEN,Kexin LI, et al. Acoustic response characteristics and sensitivity of briquette and raw coal under temperature and pressure control[J]. Front. Earth Sci., 2023, 17(1): 170-179.

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Fig.1 Sampling location of Zhulinshan and Fuyanshan mine.

Fig.2 SCMS-E Acoustic Measurement Equipment.

Tab.1 Basic properties of the samples

Fig.3 MIP curves: cumulative mercury quantity (a) and incremental pore volume (b).

Tab.2 Experimental results of coal samples under different temperature and pressure

Fig.4 Relationship between the maceral content and V_p ((a) vitrinite, (b) inertinite) in raw coal.

Fig.5 The relationship between the average change rate of V_p and temperature.

Fig.6 The relationship between the average change rate of V_p and confining pressure.

Fig.7 Relationship between V_p and temperature of raw coal (a) and briquette (b) under different pressures.

Fig.8 Relationship between V_p and confining pressure of raw coal (a) and briquette (b) under different pressures.

Fig.9 Relationship between change rate of V_p of raw coal (a) and briquette (b) and temperature.

Fig.10 Relationship between change rate of V_p of raw coal (a) and briquette (b) and confining pressure.

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