Current status and future trends of seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane reservoirs

Background The seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs has undergone rapid development for over three decades, playing an indispensable role in CBM exploration. Methods This study reviews the development history and current status of core technologies within...

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Main Authors: Haibo WU, Pingsong ZHANG, Shi’ang XU, Yaping HUANG, Shouhua DONG, Yan CHENG, Donghui LI, Sheng ZHANG, Min ZHANG
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Pingsong ZHANG
Shi’ang XU
Yaping HUANG
Shouhua DONG
Yan CHENG
Donghui LI
Sheng ZHANG
Min ZHANG
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description Background The seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs has undergone rapid development for over three decades, playing an indispensable role in CBM exploration. Methods This study reviews the development history and current status of core technologies within the seismic prediction and assessment technical system for CBM reservoirs, including seismic-petrophysical tests, modeling and inversion, seismic wavefield simulation, seismic amplitude versus offset (AVO) inversion and seismic attribute inversion, and integrated seismic prediction of the sweet spot areas of CBM reservoir resources and engineering. Furthermore, this study delves into the impacts and limitations of the characteristics of CBM reservoirs, such as adsorbed gas, pore-fracture dual system, viscoelasticity, and thin layers, on the accuracy and resolution of seismic prediction and assessment technology for CBM reservoirs. Finally, this study proposes future prospects for the development trends and directions of seismic prediction and assessment technology for CBM reservoirs from two perspectives: the shift in the targets for CBM reservoir exploitation and the technological iteration of critical seismic exploration links. Prospects In the future, seismic prediction and assessment technology for CBM reservoirs will closely follow the development direction of deep CBM exploitation and the multi-gas commingling production from coal measures. Breakthroughs are to be achieved in the following technical aspects: fine-scale petrophysical characterization of reservoirs, numerical modeling and simulation, high-precision exploration data acquisition, target-oriented fine-scale processing, multi-parameter high-precision intelligent inversion, and comprehensive identification of sweet spot areas. This will promote a leap forward in the field of CBM exploration.
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spelling doaj-art-939f99f82af446bdbd44e46cd8d56fa52025-08-20T03:30:05ZzhoEditorial Office of Coal Geology & ExplorationMeitian dizhi yu kantan1001-19862025-06-0153623324510.12363/issn.1001-1986.25.04.030125-04-0301wuhaiboCurrent status and future trends of seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane reservoirsHaibo WU0Pingsong ZHANG1Shi’ang XU2Yaping HUANG3Shouhua DONG4Yan CHENG5Donghui LI6Sheng ZHANG7Min ZHANG8School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, ChinaSchool of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Digital Intelligent Technology for Unmanned Coal Mining, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, ChinaSchool of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, ChinaSchool of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, ChinaChina National Administration of Coal Geology, Beijing 100038, ChinaCollege of Safety Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, ChinaCollege of Geological and Surveying Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030021, ChinaKey Laboratory of Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering of Ministry of Water Resources, Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan 430010, ChinaBackground The seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs has undergone rapid development for over three decades, playing an indispensable role in CBM exploration. Methods This study reviews the development history and current status of core technologies within the seismic prediction and assessment technical system for CBM reservoirs, including seismic-petrophysical tests, modeling and inversion, seismic wavefield simulation, seismic amplitude versus offset (AVO) inversion and seismic attribute inversion, and integrated seismic prediction of the sweet spot areas of CBM reservoir resources and engineering. Furthermore, this study delves into the impacts and limitations of the characteristics of CBM reservoirs, such as adsorbed gas, pore-fracture dual system, viscoelasticity, and thin layers, on the accuracy and resolution of seismic prediction and assessment technology for CBM reservoirs. Finally, this study proposes future prospects for the development trends and directions of seismic prediction and assessment technology for CBM reservoirs from two perspectives: the shift in the targets for CBM reservoir exploitation and the technological iteration of critical seismic exploration links. Prospects In the future, seismic prediction and assessment technology for CBM reservoirs will closely follow the development direction of deep CBM exploitation and the multi-gas commingling production from coal measures. Breakthroughs are to be achieved in the following technical aspects: fine-scale petrophysical characterization of reservoirs, numerical modeling and simulation, high-precision exploration data acquisition, target-oriented fine-scale processing, multi-parameter high-precision intelligent inversion, and comprehensive identification of sweet spot areas. This will promote a leap forward in the field of CBM exploration.http://www.mtdzykt.com/article/doi/10.12363/issn.1001-1986.25.04.0301coalbed methane (cbm)ultrasonic testpetrophysical modelingnumerical simulation of seismic wavefieldseismic inversion
spellingShingle Haibo WU
Pingsong ZHANG
Shi’ang XU
Yaping HUANG
Shouhua DONG
Yan CHENG
Donghui LI
Sheng ZHANG
Min ZHANG
Current status and future trends of seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane reservoirs
Meitian dizhi yu kantan
coalbed methane (cbm)
ultrasonic test
petrophysical modeling
numerical simulation of seismic wavefield
seismic inversion
title Current status and future trends of seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane reservoirs
title_full Current status and future trends of seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane reservoirs
title_fullStr Current status and future trends of seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane reservoirs
title_full_unstemmed Current status and future trends of seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane reservoirs
title_short Current status and future trends of seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane reservoirs
title_sort current status and future trends of seismic prediction and assessment technology for coalbed methane reservoirs
topic coalbed methane (cbm)
ultrasonic test
petrophysical modeling
numerical simulation of seismic wavefield
seismic inversion
url http://www.mtdzykt.com/article/doi/10.12363/issn.1001-1986.25.04.0301
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