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GLDA Chelation-Driven Mineral Dissolution for Enhanced Porosity and Permeability in Coalbed Methane Reservoirs: An Experimental Study

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Zexin Chen
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Shuya Chen
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Shuhao Tan
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Chuanjie Deng
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Jihua Cai *
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Xianyu Yang *
DOI:10.1016/j.petlm.2026.04.016delete
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Conventional acidification for coalbed methane (CBM) reservoir stimulation is challenged by equipment corrosion, secondary reservoir damage, and enviromental pollution. To address these limitations, this study proposes and rigorously evaluates an environmentally friendly alternative to reservoir acidification using low-corrosion, biodegradable chelating agents. Laboratory experiments included static dissolution tests on coal fines, analysis of variations in soluble metal ions, core flooding under simulated reservoir conditions, and porosity measurements. The results indicate that GLDA (L-glutamic acid, N, N-diacetic acid) at 10 wt% at pH=2 achieved a dissolution rate of 6.55%, with Ca and Fe concentrations in the filtrate reaching 19.66 mg/L and 24.8 mg/L, respectively. Dynamic core flooding tests showed that 10 wt% GLDA (pH=2) at an injection rate of 0.5 mL/min achieved the maximum permeability enhancement, increasing by 42.08% from 9.03×10-2 mD to 1.283×10-1 mD, while simultaneously increasing coal porosity by a 13.87%. The effectiveness of GLDA is mainly attributed to the formation of stable chelates with Ca and Fe that remain in the aqueous phase, thereby avoiding secondary reservoir damage associated with precipitation in conventional acid systems. The findings of this study may provide an effective reference guide for CBM acidification.
Keywords:
Coalbed methane
Eco-friendly acidizing
GLDA chelating agent
Mineral dissolution
Permeability enhancement
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