Sandstone Layer Connectivity and Its Control on Coalbed Methane (CBM) Accumulation Based on Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis: A Case Study of the Lower Shihezi Formation in Qinan Coal Mine, Xuzhou–Suzhou Region, China

Kebin Wei, Zhenghui Qu (), Weike Wan, Changxing Li, Qingtian Zhang, Wenjun Hou, Jie Luo and Shuo Ding
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Kebin Wei: Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
Zhenghui Qu: Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
Weike Wan: Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
Changxing Li: Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
Qingtian Zhang: Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
Wenjun Hou: Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
Jie Luo: Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China
Shuo Ding: Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-24

Abstract: The sandstone layer connectivity in coal measure strata is one of the key factors in CBM escape in underlying coal seams, which lacks systematic research currently. This study aimed to explore sandstone layer connectivity and its control on CBM accumulation, taking the Lower Shihezi Formation in Qinan Coal Mine, Xuzhou–Suzhou Region, China, as a case study; to do so, we studied the No. 7 coal CBM unit, the pore-rich sandstone layers, and their connectivity modes by performing sequence stratigraphic analysis on the borehole cores, the logging data, and the theory of sequence stratigraphy and sedimentology, combined with the accumulation characteristics of the No. 7 coal seam CBM. This study shows the following: (1) The sequence stratigraphic framework of the Lower Shihezi Formation in the research region consists of two third-class sequences and six system tracts. (2) The No. 7 coal seam CBM unit includes the CBM formation layer, the connectivity layer, and the stable capping layer. (3) There are 10 types of parasequences in the No. 7 coal connectivity layer, and the pore-rich sandstone layers are all located in the connectivity layer and connected in three modes (vertical connectivity, lateral connectivity, and non-connectivity). (4) The connectivity modes and the thickness of pore-rich sandstone layers control the CBM accumulation in the region. Where the pore-rich sandstone layers are thickest and display vertical connectivity, the strong CBM desorption and escape lead to low CBM; where the pore-rich sandstone layers are thinnest and unconnected, the weak to no CBM desorption and escape result in high CBM. (5) Three models for sandstone layer connectivity and its control on CBM accumulation include the CBM weak accumulation model with a strong source supply, large basin subsidence, and undercompensation deposition; the CBM moderate accumulation model with a moderate source supply, moderate basin subsidence, and overcompensation to isostatic compensation deposition; and the CBM strong accumulation model with a weak source supply, small basin subsidence, and undercompensation deposition.

Keywords: sequence stratigraphic analysis; the No. 7 coal seam CBM unit; parasequence; the pore-rich sandstone layer; the connectivity of the pore-rich sandstone layers; CBM accumulation (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: 2024
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