Research Interests 1
lCoalbed methane, shale gas and coal measure gas exploration and development
üGeological survey and developmental geology
Reservoir charaterization
Reservoir modelling
Reserve appraisal and target screening
Exploration engineering design and optimization
üReservoir engineering
Experimental and numerical simulation
Developmental techniques adapting to the geology
Overall development plan preparation
Analyses of reservoir dynamics
Adjustment and optimization of progressive development plan
üDevelopment engineering
Well drilling, logging, testing, cementing and completion techniques
Hydraulic fracturing and reservoir stimulation
Dewatering and drainage techniques
Low efficiency and ineffective wells reconstruction techniques
CO2-ECBM and enhancement development techniques
Co recovery of coal measure gases
üCutting edge development techniques
Development technique of the stress release referring to CBM hosted in tectonically deformed coal
Development technique using the micro-fracs stimulation referring to CBM hosted in coals with high strength but low permeability
Research Interests 2
lCoal mine methane extraction and emission reduction
üStress-relief CBM extraction by surface wells during mining
Reservoir alteration and gas migration induced by mining
Sweet areas prediction and stress-relief well deployment
Borehole stability & well structure design
Well drilling, cementing and completion
Negative pressure extraction by pumping
üGob gas extraction by surface wells after mining
Geological survey for gob gas
Surface well deployment and design
Well drilling and completion
Gob gas extraction technique
üCombined extraction techniques in coal mining area
Spatially combined extraction of coal mine gas by surface wells and underground drills
Temporally combined extraction of coal mine gas in pre-mining, mining and post-mining
üCoal mine gas emission assessment, monitoring and reduction
Coal mine gas emission assessment
Coal mine gas emission monitoring
Coal mine gas emission control and reduction
Ecological effect of coal mine gas emission
Research Interests 3
lCO2 geological storage
üReservoir characterization
Coal pore-fracture structure and fluid processes continuity
Geochemical effect on coal with CO2-ECBM
Stress-strain effect on coal with CO2-ECBM
üReservoir modelling
Experimental simulation
High precision geological modeling
Numerical simulation for CO2-ECBM
üEngineering effectiveness
Evaluation of CO2 storage capacity
Prediction of CO2 injectability and CH4 production
Engineering design for CO2-ECBM engineering
üSafety monitoring
Safety problems caused by CO2 injection, e.g., swelling stress, soft and weak coal seam, complex structure
CO2 leakage monitoring
Research Interests 4
lThe traditional research fields
üCoal and petroleum geology and exploration
Coal geology and exploration
Petroleum geology and exploration
üSedimentary geology
Sedimentary facies and lithofacies paleogeography
Reservoir sedimentology
Sedimentary geochemistry
üEnvironmental geochemistry
Coal environmental geochemistry
MSW geological disposal and landfill gas
Urban environmental geochemistry
Research Interests 5
lThe emerging research fields
üGeothermal energy exploration, development and utilization
Geothermal reservoir characterization
Geothermal resource geological assessment and survey
Shallow geothermal energy development and utilization
Middle-deep geothermal energy development and utilization
Dry-hot-rock development and utilization
üGeological disaster mitigation and ecological remediation in mining area
Assessment and survey
Subsidence and ground fissure control with mining
Soil and surface ecology protection
Ecological remediation of mining areas