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New Insight to Interlayer Interference During Three-Gas Co-production Based on a Wellbore–Reservoir Coupling Model

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The co-production of coalbed, shale, and tight sandstone gas (called three-gas) in a coal-measure superimposed reservoir can enhance single-well production significantly. However, it can be greatly affected by interlayer interference, which refers to interference from the bottom-hole pressure of each reservoir. Many gas co-production models for multilayer reservoirs assume a constant bottom-hole pressure, thus ignoring interlayer interference. Such ignorance could lead to lower co-production than expected and unclear mechanisms in interlayer interference impacts gas co-production. This paper develops a wellbore–reservoir coupling model to explore interlayer interference during three-gas co-production. Firstly, a porous medium wellbore is proposed in the coupling model for the replacement of the pipe wellbore to enhance computational accuracy and enable robust convergence. Then, the porous medium wellbore and the coupling model are verified. Finally, the gas co-production from a three-gas reservoir is numerically simulated. The contributions of gas sources from each reservoir and the interlayer interference coefficient are calculated. The impacts of coalbed initial gas pressure, initial water saturation, and reservoir spacing on interlayer interference coefficient are investigated. The interlayer interference is explored. It is found that the interlayer interference coefficient in coal measure decreases with production time and reservoir spacing, but increases with increase in parameter difference between the coalbed and other reservoirs. The pressure distribution in the wellbore is the essence of interlayer interference during three-gas co-production. The interlayer interference can be reduced effectively by adjusting the wellbore pressure at the beginning of three-gas co-production.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 42030810, 51674246), and the China Scholarship Council (CSC, Grant No.202206420091).

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China

    Wei Liang, Jianguo Wang & Peibo Li

  2. School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China

    Jianguo Wang

  3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore

    Wei Liang, Chunfai Leung & Sianghuat Goh

  4. Carbon Neutrality Institute, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221008, China

    Shuxun Sang

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Liang, W., Wang, J., Li, P. et al. New Insight to Interlayer Interference During Three-Gas Co-production Based on a Wellbore–Reservoir Coupling Model. Nat Resour Res 32, 2037–2052 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-023-10230-3

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