This invention belongs to the field of low-permeability
coal seam gas extraction technology, specifically relating to a method for enhanced gas extraction from
coal seams using controllable electric
pulse combustion explosion. Several boreholes are drilled within the
coal seam, including
combustion explosion boreholes and extraction boreholes adjacent to them. A
drill rod is lowered into the
combustion explosion borehole through a sealing device. An electric pulse device and an injection
pipe are installed inside the
drill rod, and the front end of the
drill rod is sealed with a constant-pressure fracturing disc. The injection
pipe is connected to a gas source containing a mixture of gas and
oxygen, and the electric pulse device is connected to its
control circuit. The gas inside the drill rod ignites and explodes, breaking through the constant-pressure fracturing disc and igniting the gas in the
combustion explosion borehole, creating a secondary combustion explosion that disturbs the gas in the surrounding coal seam. The superposition of the two explosion
waves generates a larger
shock wave, causing abundant cracks in the coal seam surrounding the borehole. This method ignites the entire coal seam surrounding the borehole, resulting in good fracturing effect, low cost, and simple operation, effectively improving the gas extraction efficiency around the borehole.