Quantitative Evaluation of Underground Coal Gasification Based on a CO 2 Gasification Agent

Hao Chen (), Yong Qin, Yanpeng Chen, Zhen Dong, Junjie Xue, Shanshan Chen, Mengyuan Zhang and Yufeng Zhao
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Hao Chen: Key Laboratory of CBM Resource and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
Yong Qin: Key Laboratory of CBM Resource and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
Yanpeng Chen: Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
Zhen Dong: Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
Junjie Xue: Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
Shanshan Chen: Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
Mengyuan Zhang: Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
Yufeng Zhao: Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 19, 1-10

Abstract: Using carbon dioxide as a gasification agent for underground coal gasification (UCG) can not only reduce carbon dioxide emissions but is also expected to lead to a new natural gas technology revolution and ensure national energy security. To explore the effect of the oxygen content in oxygen-enriched carbon dioxide gasification agents on the results of gasification experiments, underground gasification experiments under different oxygen-enrichment conditions were designed, and quantitative parameters were used to analyze and evaluate the gas produced in the gasification experiments. The results showed that as the oxygen content in the oxygen-enriched carbon dioxide gasification agent increased, the CO and H 2 in the combustible gas gradually increased, and the calorific value of the combustible gas also slowly increased, reaching a peak value under the gasification condition of 60% oxygen concentration, and then decreased slightly; the product formation rate and the gas production per unit mass of coal fluctuated. The coal consumption rate increased with time and was relatively stable. According to theoretical calculations for the gasification energy recovery evaluation system, the overall energy recovery rate was 56.34%, and the energy utilization rate was relatively high. Research on quantitative indicators based on gas production data has good practical significance for evaluating the gasification efficiency of UCG, which can be used to better evaluate and control the reaction process of UCG.

Keywords: underground gasification; gasification agent; gasification components; oxygen-enriched carbon dioxide; energy recovery evaluation; gasification efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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