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Abstract The development of coalbed methane (CBM) in China is susceptible to the influence of microstructure. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the extension laws of hydraulic fractures and engineering responses in coal reservoirs affected by microstructure development. Utilizing the Dahebian block in western Guizhou as the study area, this investigation examines the coal reservoir characteristics, fracturing, and drainage engineering analysis of the well DC1 group in the region. The aim is to discuss the spatial distribution characteristics of hydraulic fractures, geological controlling factors influenced by microstructure, and their corresponding engineering responses. The results indicate that, for coal reservoirs unaffected by microstructure, the extension laws of the fracture network in both longitudinal and planar directions are influenced by burial depth and the regional stress field. In the microstructural belt, tectonic stress dominates, causing changes in the ground stress field. Consequently, the hydraulic fracture network deviates from the direction of the maximum principal stress during the extension process. When a secondary fracture is nearby, the hydraulic fracture network extends towards the shortest path radial secondary fracture direction, leading to a rapid increase in fracture width per unit length until it intersects with the secondary fracture. Additionally, the presence of secondary joints near the microfault structure decreases fracturing pressure and results in a dense distribution of the fracture network. This promotes the formation of a complex fracture network, favorable for fracturing. The extension of the fracture network in complex structural development areas is influenced by the microfault structure between wells, which is reflected in the fracturing construction pressure and fluid output. This accounts for the significant variations in the early drainage performance of CBM wells.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has presented the expected resource conditions and work foundations for a large-scale coalbed methane (CBM) exploration and development, which shows that its CBM resources below the depth of 2000 m are 7.5 trillion m3, 450 CBM wells have been constructed, and the annual gas production has approached to 80 million m3. Xinjiang has put forward the goal of the annual CBM production of 2.5 billion m3 in 2025. Therefore, the large-scale and efficient development of CBM in Xinjiang has become an urgent and significant demand. In this paper, the main research progresses of Xinjiang CBM made in five key technical fields have been systematically summarized, including the CBM enrichment model and area optimization technology, the prediction and detection technology for sweet spot distribution, the technological strategy of the accelerated rolling development and rapid increase of reserves and productions, the geological adaptation technology system, and the cooperative exploration and development of CBM with coal, oil and gas. Then, the potential breakthrough directions have been analyzed and proposed. Research has shown that the coal reservoirs in Xinjiang show the unique geological characteristics of CBM, including widely developed multi-thick coal seams, low rank coal development, the frequent occurrence of steep coal seams, the significant deformation and structural control of coal bodies, complex hydrologic and outcrop conditions, and the gas-bearing and physical properties with three “low” (low gas content, methane concentration, and gas saturation) and five “high” (high gas intensity, porosity, stress change, reservoir pressure change, and permeability change). The Xinjiang CBM has multiple genetic types and enrichment models, including biogenic mechanism, thermogenic mechanism, and biogenic-thermogenic composite genetic mechanism, etc., and their corresponding enrichment models. Biogenic gas reservoirs or biogenic gas contribute widely. The distribution and occurrence patterns of CBM in Xinjiang show some significant differences between foreland basin and intermountain basin. Therefore, the first breakthrough direction is to innovate and form the scientific evaluation based on the principle of “two separation” (low-rank and middle- and high-rank; shallow and deep coal) and “two combination” (geological and engineering evaluation; multivariate data) and the precise target optimization technology based on “machine learning + three-dimensional geological modeling”. The sweet spot of deep CBM/CMG (coal measure gas) in Xinjiang is mainly the uplift of the depression in the basin, the depression of the uplift in the basin, and the slope around the basin margin. The potential well location is the structurally high position, and the potential reservoir is the fissure-developed primary structure coal seam or pore and fissure-developed coal bearing sand conglomerate reservoir. Then, the second breakthrough direction is the sweet spot prediction and exploration technology for deep CBM/CMG based on “new method of geophysics, rock physics and rock mechanics stratigraphy” and “new concept of geological and engineering sweet spot”. The basic principles of the accelerated rolling development are low-risk, short-cycle, high-efficiency, and multi-batch project deployment. The technical strategies of the rapid increase of CBM reserves and productions in the middle and shallow coal seams include the new well layout and construction in the new optimized block and the old well reconstruction for the increase of CBM production in the mature block. While this strategy for the deep coal seam is to give priority to deployment and development in the sweet spot in the deep but gentle slope in the large basin and the uplift in the basin. Then, the third breakthrough direction is the engineering deployment methods and technical strategies for the scientific accelerated rolling development, and efficient and rapid increase of the gas reserves and productions. The important progresses have been made in the engineering technologies of Xinjiang CBM, such as the differential optimization and deployment of the well type and pattern, the drilling and cementing with a low reservoir damage, the high reliability logging and well testing, the efficient staged fracturing with the multi-well types, and the drainage control with the low casing pressure and controlled pressure. The fourth breakthrough direction is to develop and construct a geological adaptability technology system for a large-scale and efficient exploration and development of CBM in Xinjiang. For the middle and shallow CBM and coal cooperative exploration and development, the gas extraction followed by coal mining, the co-extraction of CBM and coal, and the co-extraction of CBM and in-situ oil-rich coal should be conducted. For the deep CBM, oil, and gas cooperative exploration and development, the development of coal measure superimposed gas reservoir, the co-exploration and co-extraction of CBM and CMG, and the exploration and development of the whole petroleum system in coal-bearing sequence should be conducted. These cooperative exploration and development of deep CBM, oil, and gas is the fifth breakthrough direction, whose developments have been considered and explored. The results of this study are expected to provide the technical support and engineering decision reference for a large-scale and efficient exploration and development of CBM in Xinjiang.

Guizhou Province has many multi-layer, thin-thick coal seams; however, complex geology, incomplete reservoir characterization, and sweet-spot selection technology prevent large-scale coalbed methane (CBM) development. This study evaluates the CBM reservoir properties within the Dahebian block using logging data, coal sample analysis, and well-testing data and develops a 3D static reservoir properties model to analyze their spatial and vertical propagation. A sweet spot evaluation model was established using a multi-level fuzzy method based on 9 parameters extracted from a 3D static reservoir properties model. The coal measure has 22 coal seams, and seams >2 m thick have 2 or 3 thin non-coal layers intercalated. Coal seams 1#, 7#, and 11# are thin to thick, deeply buried, widely distributed, and have high gas content and saturation. Undeformed and cataclastic coal predominates the coal seam 1# and 7#, whereas coal seam 11# is dominated by cataclastic and granulated coal. The southern and central parts of coal seam 7# and 11# have less tectonically deformed coal (TDC). Coal seams 1# and 7# have low permeability relative to seam 11# and are localized, while coal seams 11# have high permeability, are extensively distributed, and contain substantial gas concentrations. Comparative analysis of evaluation scores and CBM production statistics shows that high scores indicate sweet spots for CBM development. Sweet-spot potential was classified as high, medium, and low. Scattered sweet spots are found in single layers, while combined development (1# + 7#+11#) reveals a wider high-potential area in the south-central region. This area, featuring deep, thick coal seams, high permeability, gas saturation, reservoir pressure, and low TDC proportion, indicates significant development potential. This study validates CBM development statistics, identifies future development areas, and guides the development of geologically complex Guizhou CBM.

Broken soft and low permeability (BSLP) coal reservoirs are widely distributed in China. However, due to its soft and broken structure and low permeability, the conventional vertical/horizontal well direct fracturing technology is not ideal for the enhancement of BSLP coal seams and the surface development of coalbed methane (CBM). The efficient development of CBM in BSLP coal reservoirs has been an important technical bottleneck restricting the large-scale development of CBM industry and the efficient treatment of coal mine gas control in China. Based on the systematic analysis of the characteristics of BSLP coal reservoirs and the problems existing in the surface development of CBM, the current technological progress in the enhancement of BSLP coal reservoirs and surface development of CBM were reviewed by taking horizontal well as the base well type and focusing on three different technical directions: indirect fracturing, stress relief and consolidation before fracturing. The CBM development technologies of indirect fracturing, including roof indirect fracturing, gangue indirect fracturing and hard coal stratification indirect fracturing were summarized. The stress release CBM development technologies using different stress release methods, such as hydraulic jet cavitation, gas dynamic cavitation, mechanical + hydraulic + induced instability coupling cavitation and hydraulic slit, were reviewed. Furthermore, the CBM development technology of first consolidation and then fracturing of BSLP coal reservoirs induced by microorganisms was also summarized. The exploration of indirect fracturing technology has accumulated a lot of engineering practice, and has achieved a good effect on enhancing the BSLP coal reservoirs in areas with suitable geological conditions. The exploration of new technology for enhancing BSLP coal reservoir represented by stress release has also made great progress, and has entered the stage of engineering tests and verification. According to the characteristics of BSLP coal reservoir and the new development principle, the horizontal well stress release technology has greater potential for reservoir reconstruction and better effect for CBM development. Based on the horizontal well stress release method, the development trend of BSLP coal reservoir enhancement and surface CBM development technology was forecasted in three aspects: expanding the stress release range, improving the development effect of CBM and achieving the co-production of coal and CBM. It is expected to provide reference for improving the stimulation effect of BSLP coal reservoir and increasing the production of CBM well in China.

Large-scale cluster deployment is the development direction of the CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) technology and the national major demand of fossil energy low-carbon utilization. The synergistic relationship and mechanism between CO2 geological storage potential and energy resources are the theoretical basis of the CCUS large-scale cluster deployment. In this study, the major progress in the fields of CO2 geological storage potential and its evaluation methods, the CCUS source-sink matching and pipe network design model, the synergistic relationship between CO2 geological storage potential and energy resources, and the technical basis and mode of the CCUS cluster deployment are systematically reviewed. The research ideas on the theoretical methodology of synergy between CO2 geological storage potential and energy resources in China are discussed and envisioned. The main conclusions of the research are as follows. The CO2 geological storage potential restricts the development potential and application scale of the CCUS technology. The evaluation method system of CO2 geological storage potential is preliminarily established, which is composed of suitability evaluation method, storage capacity evaluation method, and storage site selection method. However, the evaluation method system of CO2 geological storage potential urgently needs to be improved and developed in future research. Source-sink matching is the important direct basis for the CO2 transportation pipeline network design and the CCUS large-scale cluster deployment. The improvement and establishment of the optimization model between the CCUS source-sink matching and the CCUS cluster pipe network model is the key technology for the CCUS source-sink matching, and the transformation from single-stage static planning model to multi-stage dynamic planning model is the development direction. The synergy between CO2 geological storage potential and energy resources constitutes the constraint condition of the CCUS technology. The synergy between the CCUS technology and new energy technology, e.g., renewable energy, hydrogen energy, energy storage, etc. will be expected to form a new path, new mode, and new direction to achieve energy system decarbonization. The synergistic relationships between CO2 geological storage potential and biomass and water resources restrict the large-scale deployment area of the CCUS technology and the application potential of the BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage) technology. Therefore, the research on the optimization model of energy and resources system based on the CCUS source-sink matching model will be a new technical requirement. The CO2 geological storage potential, energy-system constrained CCUS source-sink matching optimization scheme, and full flowsheet CCUS technology constitute the key technical basis for the CCUS cluster deployment. The CCUS cluster deployment mode of onshore storage with near-source transportation should be the priority development direction in China. The CCUS cluster deployment mode of onshore storage and offshore storage with remote-source transmission also have development prospects in Yangtze River Delta and Great Bay Area.

CO2 geological sequestration-enhanced coalbed methane (CO2-ECBM) strengthens the development of coalbed methane (CBM) and realizes the stimulation of coalbed methane wells. At the same time, CO2 is stored in deep coal seams. This technology has some great development prospects. Relying on the demonstration project, numerical simulation based on geological modeling is still an important path for its technological development. Based on the analysis of the characteristics for the corner grid geological model and the geological modeling ability of COMSOL Multiphysics, a geological model that can clearly display the three-dimensional spatial morphology and heterogeneity distribution of gas content, adsorption time, porosity, permeability, elastic modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the No. 3 coal in the Shizhuang South Block of Qinshui Basin was established in COMSOL Multiphysics using the split-reconstruction method. On this basis, the numerical simulation of CO2-ECBM for controlling gas injection pressure was carried out in combination with the adsorption-hydraulic-thermal-mechanical-chemical (AHTMC) multi-field coupling mathematical model, and the impact of CO2 injection pressure on CH4 stimulation, CO2 storage and the geochemical environment of coal reservoir were analyzed. Moreover, two kinds of shut-in modes, namely, simultaneous shut-in and sequential shut-in, and four CO2-ECBM engineering objectives, namely, time saving, CH4 stimulation, CO2 storage and comprehensive consideration of the three, were proposed. In addition, the CO2 injection pressures were optimized according to the two shut-in modes with the four objectives. The results show that: ① Under the limit of 15-year and the injection pressure of 5.50−9.50 MPa for the CO2-ECBM project, with the increase of CO2 injection pressure, the CH4 production rate of CBM wells and the CO2 storage capacity of coal reservoir increase, with the maximum of 14.39% and 8.31×107 m3 respectively, the area of coal reservoir containing acid fissure water expands. The CO2 storage rate decreases due to the large output of CO2 from CBM wells with the increase of gas injection pressure, but remains above 95%. ② The heterogeneity of coal reservoirs has a great impact on the production of CBM wells. The higher the CH4 content and the greater the porosity and permeability of the coal reservoirs around the CBM wells, the more significant the CH4 stimulation effect. The stronger the CO2 adsorption capacity of the coal reservoirs surrounding CBM wells, the lower their CO2 production rate. ③ Under the simultaneous and sequential shut-in, CO2 injection pressure has a significant impact on the CO2 concentration and CH4 production rate of gas produced by well group, and the CH4 recovery of coal reservoir decreases with the increase of injection pressure at the end of CO2-ECBM project with 33.28% and 41.63% for 3.50 MPa, 18.90% and 28.03% for 6.50 MPa and 12.81% and 23.01% for 9.50 MPa, respectively. ④ The optimal injection pressure of CO2 for the engineering objectives of time saving, CH4 stimulation, CO2 storage and comprehensive consideration of above three are 8.05, 3.50, 6.35 and 6.25 MPa for the simultaneous shut-in, respectively, and 9.50, 9.50, 3.50 and 9.50 MPa for the sequential shut-in, respectively. ⑤ Compared with simultaneous shut-in, the sequential shut-in can achieve better CH4 stimulation and CO2 storage effects by extending the engineering time when using the optimal CO2 injection pressure.

The construction of CO2 geological storage GIS (Geographic Information System) basic data platform is an important basis for deploying the CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) full-chain demonstration project. By studying typical carbon storage data platforms at home and abroad, the characteristics of carbon storage data are analyzed: multi-source, multi-scale, and multi-type. There are several areas that need to be further investigated: the platform function is basically a data storage management display, and a further enhancement of model embedding and dynamic analysis is needed. Research on the synergy between CO2 storage and energy resources needs to be further strengthened. On this basis, the basic data management and processing platform architecture of CO2 geological storage GIS is preliminarily designed based on the data of Map GIS spatial database and SQL Server attribute database, and the system is constructed by using the Microsoft. Net Frame development framework and the Web GIS technology. The core logical structure of the system is divided into four layers, namely, resource data layer, technical support layer, business application layer, and user permission layer. There are three peripheral support systems including the security system, management support system and standard specification system. The key technologies of data platform construction include the multi-heterogeneous data fusion of carbon sequestration geological GIS data and three models, i.e., secondary development and import of sequestration capacity evaluation model, source and sink matching dynamic model, and energy and resource collaboration model. Four interfaces are preliminarily designed including the data platform home page interface, thematic maps and results output interface, basin-level results map interface, storage potential - source and sink matching - energy and resources collaborative data analysis interface. The construction of the CO2 geological storage GIS basic data management and processing platform will provide a scientific basis for the selection of carbon reduction and decarburization solutions at the source, the selection of geological storage sites for CCUS regional large-scale deployment and the implementation of CCUS large-scale demonstration projects.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is an important pathway for China to achieve its “2060 carbon neutrality” strategy. Geological sequestration of CO2 in deep coals is one of the methods of CCUS. Here, the No. 3 anthracite in the Qinshui Basin was studied using the superposition of each CO2 geological storage category to construct models for theoretical CO2 geological storage capacity (TCGSC) assessment, and CO2 adsorption capacity variation with depth. CO2 geological storage potential of No. 3 anthracite coal was assessed by integrating the adsorption capacity with the static storage and dissolution capacities. The results show that (1) CO2 adsorption capacities of XJ and SH coals initially increased with depth, peaked at 47.7 cm3/g and 41.5 cm3/g around 1000 m, and later decreased with depth. (2) four assessment areas and their geological model parameters were established based on CO2 phase variation and spatial distribution of coal thickness, (3) the abundance of CO2 geological storage capacity (ACGSC), which averages 40 cm3/g, shows an analogous circularity-sharp distribution, with the high abundance area influenced by depth and coal rank, and (4) the TCGSC and the effective CO2 geological storage capacity (ECGSC) are 9.72 Gt and 6.54 Gt; the gas subcritical area accounted for 76.41% of the total TCGSC. Although adsorption-related storage capacity accounted for more than 90% of total TCGSC, its proportion, however, decreased with depth. Future CO2-ECBM project should focus on high-rank coals in gas subcritical and gas-like supercritical areas. Such research will provide significant reference for assessment of CO2 geological storage capacity in deep coals.

Purpose:Wolfiporia cocos is frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat depression. However, antidepressant-like effects of the main active ingredients of Wolfiporia cocos, total triterpenes of Wolfiporia cocos (TTWC), are not well studied. This study aimed to investigate those effects and explore their specific mechanisms of action in depth.Methods: Chemical components of TTWC were analyzed using LC-MS. Depression-like behavior in rats were induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). The suppressive effects of TTWC (60, 120, 240 mg/kg) against CUMS-induced depression-like behavior were evaluated using the forced swimming test (FST), open field test (OFT) and sucrose preference test (SPT). Levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), glutamate (GLU), corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta), interleukin-18 (IL-18), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in different groups were determined by ELISA. Western blotting (WB) was used to detect the expression of NLRP3, ASC, pro-caspase-1, caspase-1, pro-IL-1beta, IL-1beta, pro-IL-18, and IL-18 in the prefrontal cortex. Additionally, the mRNA levels of NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, IL-1beta and IL-18 were detected by RT-PCR.Results: A total of 69 lanostane-type triterpene acids of TTWC were identified. The results showed that TTWC exhibited an antidepressant-like effect in CUMS rats, reversed the decreased sugar preference in the SPT, reduction of immobility time in the FST, reduced the rest time, increased the total moving distance in the OFT. TTWC increased 5-HT levels and decreased GLU levels in the hippocampus. Moreover, TTWC decreased CRH levels in serum, indicating the regulation of over-activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. In addition, reduced serum levels of IL-1beta, IL-18, IL-6, and TNF-alpha. The WB results implied that TTWC inhibited the expression of NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, IL-1beta, and IL-18 in the prefrontal cortex and enhanced the expression of pro-caspase-1, pro-IL-1beta, and pro-IL-18. Although most of the results were not significant, PCR results showed that TTWC inhibited the expression of NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, IL-1beta, and IL-18 in the prefrontal cortex.Conclusion: TTWC treatment exerted an antidepressant-like effect and regulates neurotransmitters, HPA axis and NLRP3 signaling pathway. These results indicated the potential of TTWC in preventing the development of depression.

Automatic replacement of bobbins on the frame is one of the core problems that must be solved in the textile industry. In the process of changing the bobbin, it is faced with problems such as the position offset of the bobbin, the loosening and deformation of the bobbin, which will lead to the failure of replacing the bobbin. Therefore, it is necessary to initialize the creel coordinates regularly, also considering the labor intensity and poor reliability of manual positioning. This paper proposes an automatic creel positioning method based on monocular vision. Firstly, the industrial camera was installed on the drum changing manipulator controlled by the truss system, and each yarn frame in the yarn area was inspected. Secondly, the end face image of the creel was collected at a reasonable distance, and the collected images were transmitted to the computer in real time through the Ethernet bus. Thirdly, the center coordinates (x, y) and radius r of the creel were marked by the improved Hough circle detection algorithm. Finally, the coordinate deviation of the creel was calculated and transmitted to the system controller to realize deviation correction. Before the test, the creel positioning markers were specially designed and the camera was calibrated. Thus, the influence of image complex background, creel end roughness, reflection and other factors can be reduced, and the image processing speed and positioning accuracy can be improved. The results show that the positioning effect of this method is fine when the distance between the center of the camera lens and the center of the end face of the creel is 170~190 mm. Moreover, when the distance is 190 mm, the positioning effect is the best, with an average error of only 0.51 mm. In addition, the deviation between the center coordinate and the radius of the end face of the marker is also very small, which is better than the requirements of bobbin yarn changing accuracy.

Studies related to oil and gas wells have attracted worldwide interest due to the increasing energy shortfall and the requirement of sustainable development and environmental protection. However, the state of oil and gas wells in terms of research characteristics, technological megatrends, article-produced patterns, leading study items, hot topics, and frontiers is unclear. This work is aimed at filling the research gaps by performing a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 6197 articles related to oil and gas wells published between 1900 and 2021. VOSviewer and CiteSpace software were used as the main data analysis and visualization tools. The analysis shows that the annual variation of article numbers, interdisciplinary numbers, and cumulative citations followed exponential growth. Oil and gas well research has promoted the expansion of research fields such as engineering, energy and fuels, geology, environmental sciences and ecology, materials science, and chemistry. The top 10 influential studies mainly focused on shale gas extraction and its impact on the environment. More studies were produced by larger author teams and inter-institution collaborations. Elkatatny and Guo have greatly contributed to the application of artificial intelligence in oil and gas wells. The two most contributing institutions were the Southwest Petr Univ and China Univ Petr from China. The People’s Republic of China, the US, and Canada were the countries with the most contributions to the development of oil and gas wells. The authoritative journal in engineering technology was J Petrol Sci Eng, in environment technology was Environ Sci Technol, in geology was Aapg Bull, and in materials was Cement Concrete Res. The keyword co-occurrence network cluster analysis indicated that oil well cement, new energy development, machine learning, hydraulic fracturing, and natural gas and oil wells are the predominant research topics. The research frontiers were oil extraction and its harmful components (1992–2016), oil and gas wells (1997–2016), porous media (2007–2016), and hydrogen and shale gas (2012–2021). This paper comprehensively and quantitatively analyzes all aspects of oil and gas well research for the first time and presents valuable information about active and authoritative research entities, cooperation patterns, technology trends, hotspots, and frontiers. Therefore, it can help governments, policymakers, related companies, and the scientific community understand the global progress in oil and gas well research and provide a reference for technology development and application.

The coalbed methane (CBM) geology in Guizhou is characterized by a high gas content, pressure and resource abundance, indicating superior CBM resource potential. However, there are also many unfavorable factors, such as complex structure geology, significant regional differences in CBM geology, the widespread development of tectonically deformed coal, and the unclear understanding of the configuration of geological factors for CBM enrichment and high yield, which restrict the increase in CBM production and a large-scale development. Taking the Dahebian Block in Liupanshui coal field and the Dafang Block in Qianbei coal field as examples, this study presented the CBM geological differences between middle- and high-rank coals; their origins were analyzed and the effect of depth on gas content and permeability was discussed. A CBM enrichment and high-yield model was illustrated, and the geologic fitness-related exploration and development methods for Guizhou CBM were finally proposed. The results show that (1) significant differences between the middle- and high-rank coals occur in coal occurrence and distribution, coal qualities, and coal reservoir properties. Compared to Dahebian coal, Dafang coal has a higher coal rank, vitrinite content, and gas content, but a lower number of coal layers and permeability. (2) The sedimentary–tectonic evolution of the Longtan coal-bearing sequence is the fundamental reason for CBM geological differences between the Dadebian Block and Dafang Block, consisting of coal occurrence, qualities, maceral, rank, structure, and their associated reservoir properties. (3) The coordinated variation of gas content and permeability contributes to a greater depth for CBM enrichment and a high yield of the middle-rank coal. It is suggested that the best depths for CBM enrichment and high yield in Guizhou are 600–800 m for the middle-rank coal and 500 m for the high-rank coal, respectively. (4) Considering the bottleneck of inefficient CBM development in Guizhou, we proposed three CBM assessment and development technologies, including the CBM optimization of the classification–hierarchical optimization–analytical hierarchy, multiple coal seams commingling production with the pressure relief of tectonically deformed coal, and surface–underground CBM three-dimensional drainage development. The aim of this study was to provide new insights into the efficient exploration and development of CBM in Guizhou.