1. Introduction. Coal reservoir is a multiscale complex system with the naturally fractured dualporosity medium consisting of cleats and matrices (Gan et al., 1972; Harpalani and Chen, 1997).The pore structure of coal matrix which is the main storage site of coalbed methane (CBM), and the fracture and cleat which are the permeable channel for CBM production, amalgamate to form the ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377the second two sets of face cleats intersected by butt cleats and the third parallel face cleats only. Keywords cleat geometry, image processing, coal properties, CT scans 1. Introduction Coal cleat networks Coal is characterised by its unique microstructure of a low permeable porous matrix intersected by a network of face and butt cleats.
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377A 2D numerical model is constructed incorporating a real coal cleat network. A coupled hydromechanical model that incorporates fracture deformation, damage evolution and stressdependent permeability is used for the simulation. ... Image processing based characterisation of coal cleat networks. Int J Coal Geol 169:121. Google Scholar
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Cleats/fractures play a vital role in gas extraction from coal bed methane reservoirs. As such, fractures are identified in microcomputed tomography images by segmentation in detailed fracture characterization studies. Conventional segmentation methods include thresholdingbased, region growing, and hybrid methods. In digital images, these methods are unable to differentiate fractures from ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377DigiCoal toolbox is a powerful tool for characterising fractured coal sample on multiple length scales based on 3D microCT data. It is divided into four building blocks. The building block of segmented image preprocessing can prepare the data to be favourable for subsequent quantitatively analyses.
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Digital image processing is the use of computer algorithms to conduct image processing on digital images. A raw image of sample B is shown in Fig. 2 (a). The brightness contrasts shown in the images represent the Xray attenuation in each material, which depends on the atomic number and the density of the material (Van Geet et al., 2001).Voids in the tested coal sample are shown in black in ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Conclusions. DigiCoal toolbox is a powerful tool for characterising fractured coal sample on multiple length scales based on 3D microCT data. It is divided into four building blocks. The building block of segmented image preprocessing can prepare the data to be favourable for subsequent quantitatively analyses.
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377To obtain the geometrical statistics of the coal cleat network at the core scale, quantitative image analysis methods on the segmented microCT images have been developed. BossieCodreanu et al. (2004) and ( Mazumder et al., 2006) measured cleat density, spacing, orientations and aperture sizes using microCT scanning.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The characterization of fracture structures is key for evaluating the permeability of coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs, and an interconnected fracture network is essential for the production of CBM. Taking the Upper Permian coal in the eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou region as an example, we systemically studied the characteristics of coal deformation and fracture development through direct ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Image processing based characterisation of coal cleat networks. Int J Coal Geol, 169(1): 121. ... The characteristics and origins of cleat in coal from western north China. Int J Coal Geol, 47(1): 5162. Google Scholar Su X, Wang Q, Lin H, Song J, Guo H (2018). A combined stimulation technology for coalbed methane wells: part 1 theory and ...
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