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Coal Geology & Exploration

Volume 54, Issue 9 (2026)

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
The Editors

Special Issue Articles

Hydrocarbon Accumulation Effects and Evaluation

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Components and isotope fractionation of deep coalbed methane and their geological implications in the Daning-Jixian block, Ordos Basin
WANG Chengwang, ZHANG Yun, WANG Hongna, CHEN Yiyu, CHEN Gaojie, WANG Jun, LIU Lingqi, LI Panxue, HE Hongcheng, and LI Wenbiao

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Investigating the mechanisms controlling gas flow in coal reservoirs based on multi-scale digital rocks
HAN Lei, HUANG Dongxiang, ZHANG Xiaodong, SHEN Jian, ZHANG Shuo, NI Xiaoming, and LIU Xiao

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Mechanical anisotropy and depth effects of deep coal seams
MEI Xiaofan, WANG Cong, WANG Kaifeng, TANG Shuheng, ZHANG Songhang, and XI Zhaodong

High-Resolution Geophysical Reservoir Characterization

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An improved brittleness characterization method for deep coalbed methane reservoirs and its application to well logs
HUANG An’er, GONG Fei, PENG Suping, ZOU Guangui, ZHANG Zhaoji, WU Yiquan, RONG Zhihong, and LI Qingrun

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A fault identification method for deep coalbed methane reservoirs based on an improved TransUNet
GAO Congshun, WU Haibo, LIU Lei, WANG Zijian, HUANG Xuanyu, JIA Lilan, and XU Aiguo

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Intelligent identification of deep coal macrolithotypes based on weighted ensemble in machine learning: A case study of the Shenmu area, Ordos Basin
YAO Yuhao, YANG Zhaobiao, HUANG Daojun, WANG Jianan, DONG Guodong, CHEN Yilin, HE Jinxian, and ZHANG Shang

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A probabilistic lithofacies classification method for deep coal measures
XU Aiguo, ZHANG Pingsong, WU Haibo, and LI Shenglin

Development Technologies and Engineering Demonstration

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Multi-round diverting fracturing technology for deep-seated thin coal seams and its application: A case study of the G3-1 well group in the Yichuan block, Ordos Basin
LI Shuguang, NIE Zhihong, JI Liang, ZHOU Changhui, BAI Kunsen, HUANG Li, ZHEN Huaibin, XING Xuejie, and ZHAO Haifeng

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Scaling and blockage in deep coalbed methane wells: Mechanisms and countermeasures
ZHANG Lei, CHEN Ming, ZHEN Huaibin, ZENG Wenting, HAO Pengcheng, HOU Wei, YIN Decai, ZHANG Kang, LIU Chuanqing, TIAN Zhida, LIU Qihu, WANG Qian, XIONG Wei, SUN Weiwei, XIA Fei, and WANG Chunyan

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Technology roadmap and countermeasures for lean development of low-grade deep coalbed methane: A case study of the Linxing-Shenfu block, Ordos Basin
WU Guang’ai, XING Xuesong, WU Jianshu, ZHU Ying, ZI Jingyu, WANG Zhi, HOU Yanan, CHENG Yuxiong, and LIU Xin

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A spatiotemporal surrogate model and multi-objective optimization for multi-well coalbed methane production
QIN Yuancheng, WANG Mengyi, WANG Yanfeng, LI Yuan, HE Bo, FANG Junling, DUAN Qingshan, and LIU Chen