CO2驱煤层气封存研究新进展

New progress in research on CO2-enhanced coalbed methane

  • 摘要:
    背景 CO2驱煤层气封存技术(CO2-Enhanced Coalbed Methane,CO2-ECBM)集温室气体减排与煤层气强化开发于一体,对实现国家碳达峰碳中和(“双碳”)战略目标和保障能源安全具有重要意义。但受限于基础研究不足和技术瓶颈,该技术的工程应用尚停留在工程试验阶段。综述了CO2驱煤层气封存机理、评价方法与工艺技术体系的最新进展,探讨了煤矿采空区CO2地质封存的关键科学问题与技术路径,并结合典型工程案例,前瞻性地分析了该技术的工程化应用前景与发展态势。
    进展 (1)机理研究方面,吸附置换—增能驱替协同作用是煤层封存CO2与CH4增产的理论实质,多场–多相–多尺度耦合下的流体运移连续过程及其模型是该技术的重要理论基础,CO2可注性及其调控机理是实现工程规模的前提;(2)技术体系方面,五层级递进选址与适宜性评价体系,封存容量KUANGDA计算方法和井下传感器、示踪剂、瞬变电磁等储层动态监测技术等已成功应用于我国CO2驱煤层气封存先导性试验和示范工程,多场耦合数值模拟CO2驱煤层气工程预测与效果评价方法以及基于多源数据融合的“空–天–地–井”立体监测体系的创新和发展则推动了CO2驱煤层气封存评价从静态估算向“动态耦合解析–工程精准预测–技术迭代优化”的变革;(3)工程应用方面,研发了液态/密相CO2注入系统,以及与之配套的“阶梯间歇增注—限压增能驱替”与“间歇式排采”协同的直井井组注采工艺体系,通过多源适配、多相灵活输运、逐级增压与智能调控实现水平井超临界CO2高效稳定注入是CO2驱煤层气封存技术发展趋势;开展了煤矿采空区CO2封存中的煤基固废矿化固碳、采空区地层密闭性重构的试验与数值模拟探索,以形成矿化固碳–密闭性重构一体化协同技术,为CO2驱煤层气封存技术拓展工程应用方向。
    展望 研究认为,单井CO2吞吐技术、CO2增能压裂技术,以及直井、定向井井组注(CO2)采(CH4)技术是当前CO2驱煤层气封存的三种主要技术模式,而水平井井组超临界CO2驱煤层气封存因其注入效率高、稳定性好的特点,将成为规模化应用的关键突破口。

     

    Abstract: CO2-Enhanced Coalbed Methane (CO2-ECBM) integrates CO2 and CH4 greenhouse gas emission reduction with enhanced coalbed methane (CBM) recovery. It holds significant potential for achieving China’s “dual carbon” goals (carbon peaking and carbon neutrality) and safeguarding national energy security. However, constrained by insufficient fundamental research and existing technical bottlenecks, its practical application remains largely at the pilot and demonstration stage. This paper reviews recent progress in the mechanisms, evaluation methods, and technological frameworks of CO2-ECBM, discusses key scientific challenges and technological pathways for geological CO2 sequestration in coal mine goafs, and provides a forward-looking assessment of the prospects and developmental trends of engineering applications based on representative case studies. The findings indicate that: (1) Mechanistic studies—the essential theoretical foundation of CO2 sequestration and CH4 enhancement lies in the synergistic effect of adsorption–displacement and energy-boosted replacement. The process is characterized by a continuous fluid migration under multi-field, multiphase, and multiscale coupling, with CO2 injectivity and its regulatory mechanisms serving as prerequisites for engineering-scale deployment. (2) Technological frameworks—a five-tier progressive site selection and suitability evaluation system, the KUANGDA method for storage capacity estimation, and in situ monitoring techniques such as downhole sensors, tracers, and transient electromagnetics have been successfully applied in China’s pioneering CO2-ECBM pilot projects. Moreover, advances in multi-field coupled numerical simulations for engineering forecasting and performance evaluation, as well as the development of multi-source data fusion–based stereoscopic monitoring systems integrating “aerial, satellite, surface, and well” data, have driven a paradigm shift from static estimation toward “dynamic coupling analysis–engineering-accurate prediction–iterative technological optimization.” (3) Engineering applications—technological innovations include liquid/supercritical CO2 injection systems, synergistic production–injection schemes such as “stepwise intermittent injection with pressure-limited enhancement” and “intermittent drainage,” and vertical well group injection–production technologies. These have facilitated stable and efficient supercritical CO2 injection through strategies such as multi-source adaptability, flexible multiphase transport, stepwise pressurization, and intelligent regulation. Furthermore, experimental and numerical studies on mineral carbonation using coal-based solid wastes and the reconstruction of strata sealing in coal mine goafs have advanced toward integrated “mineralization–sealing reconstruction” technologies, thereby expanding the engineering application scope of CO2-ECBM. The study concludes that single-well CO2 huff-and-puff, CO2-enhanced fracturing, and vertical/directional well group injection–production are currently the three principal technical modes of CO2-ECBM. Among these, large-scale deployment is most likely to be realized through horizontal well group–based supercritical CO2 injection, given its superior injectivity and operational stability.

     

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