The Application of CBM Case Library Based on Data Mining

Abstract

The development of China's coalbed methane (CBM) industry is restricted by the complex geological conditions, unmatched technology and lack of development experience. To solve this problem, a case library covering typical CBM fields at home and abroad is established. Through data analysis and mining, the differences between domestic and foreign CBM fields are compared and the influence factors of CBM single well production were analyzed. This study includes the data preparation of CBM fields, the establishment of the case library system, the establishment of data analysis model and the result analysis. The data of case library covers the geological conditions, development history, main technology and economy of CBM field. The case library is based on the MVC development idea and adopts the object-oriented method. The analysis of data includes correlation analysis of single well production and quantitative gap analysis. The case library contains a number of typical case data, such as San Juan, Black warrior, Bowen, Surat, Qinshui, Hancheng, etc. The relevant parameters of different CBM fields can be quickly compared by using the case library. By mining the data such as coal rank, permeability, thickness, depth, gas content and proved reserves, the influence factors of single well production of CBM well are analyzed quantitatively. It is found that the thickness and permeability of coal seam have the greatest influence on single well production. Quantitative gap analysis shows that there is a large gap between the coal seam thickness, permeability, the gas drainage technology and well production improvement technology of domestic CBM fields compared with the foreign fields with the best development effect. Through the application of CBM case library, data is analyzed and utilized effectively and data values are fully exploited. This study provides an effective way to analyze the gap of CBM in China and draw lessons from abroad.