| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N24148/01 |
| Title: |
ROPA: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF MATRIX SWELLING ON COAL PERMEABILITY FOR ECBM & CO2 SEQ'TION |
| Principal Investigator: |
Durucan, Professor S |
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Environmental Science and Technology |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
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ROPA |
| Starts: |
01 September 2000 |
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31 October 2002 |
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85,860
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It has been reported that coal matrix swelling/shrinkage associated with CO2, adsorption/desorption are typically two to five times larger than that seen for methane, yet there has been no direct measurements of this effect on permeability of coals to CO2. The feasibility of ECBM/CO2 sequestration technology depends very much on the magnitude of matrix swelling effect on permeability, especially in deep, low permeability coal seam reservoirs. This project seeks to address this fundamental question.The main objective of the proposed project is to investigate the effects of coal matrix swelling induced by CO2 adsorption on the permeability of different coals which have been undergoing methane desorption under simulated reservoir conditions in the laboratory. Coal and reservoir properties which may impact upon this behaviour will be identified through extensive laboratory testing and numerical relationships describing the matrix swelling effects on permeability of coal will be developed.EngProg\
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