Numerical simulation of sectional hydraulic reaming for methane extraction from coal seams

2021 ◽  
pp. 104180
Author(s):  
Yongpeng Fan ◽  
Longyong Shu ◽  
Zhonggang Huo ◽  
Jinwei Hao ◽  
Yang Li
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Methane Extraction

scholarly journals Surrounding Rock Movement of Steeply Dipping Coal Seam Using Backfill Mining

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Wenyu Lv ◽  
Kai Guo ◽  
Jianhao Yu ◽  
Xufeng Du ◽  
Kun Feng
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Maximum Deflection ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Physical Similarity ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Rock Structure ◽  
Backfill Mining ◽  
The Stability

The movement of the overlying strata in steeply dipping coal seams is complex, and the deformation of roof rock beam is obvious. In general, the backfill mining method can improve the stability of the surrounding rock effectively. In this study, the 645 working face of the tested mine is used as a prototype to establish the mechanical model of the inclined roof beam using the sloping flexible shield support backfilling method in a steeply dipping coal seam, and the deflection equation is derived to obtain the roof damage structure and the maximum deflection position of the roof beam. Finally, numerical simulation and physical similarity simulation experiments are carried out to study the stability of the surrounding rock structure under backfilling mining in steeply dipping coal seams. The results show the following: (1) With the support of the gangue filling body, the inclined roof beam has smaller roof subsidence, and the maximum deflection position moves to the upper part of working face. (2) With the increase of the stope height, the stress and displacement field of the surrounding rock using the backfilling method show an asymmetrical distribution, the movement, deformation, and failure increase slowly, and the increase of the strain is relatively stable. Compared with the caving method, the range and degree of the surrounding rock disturbed by the mining stress are lower. The results of numerical simulation and physical similarity simulation experiment are generally consistent with the theoretically derived results. Overall, this study can provide theoretical basis for the safe and efficient production of steeply dipping coal seams.

scholarly journals Failure Mechanism and Control Technology of Thick and Soft Coal Fully Mechanized Caving Roadway under Double Gobs in Close Coal Seams

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Shengrong Xie ◽  
Xiaoyu Wu ◽  
Dongdong Chen ◽  
Yaohui Sun ◽  
En Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Field Distribution ◽  
Control Technology ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Anchor Bolt ◽  
Anchor Cable ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
Seam Mining ◽  
And Control

The surrounding rock of the roadway under double gobs in the lower coal seams is partially damaged by the mining of the upper coal seam and the stress superimposition of the stepped coal pillars. What is worse, the upper layer of the roof is collapse gangue in double gobs, which makes the anchor cable unable to anchor the reliable bearing layer, so the anchoring performance is weakened. The actual drawing forces of the anchor bolt and anchor cable are only approximately 50 kN and 80 kN, respectively. The roadway develops cracks and large deformations with increasing difficulty in achieving safe ventilation. In view of the above problems, taking the close coal seam mining in the Zhengwen Coal Mine as the engineering background, a theoretical calculation is used to obtain the loading of the step coal pillars and the slip line field distribution of the floor depth. The numerical simulation monitors the stress superimposition of stepped coal pillars and the distribution of elastoplastic areas to effectively evaluate the layout of mining roadways. The numerical simulation also analyzes the effective prestress field distribution of the broken roof and grouting roof anchor cable. A laboratory test was used to monitor the strength of the grouting test block of the broken coal body. Then, we proposed that grouting anchor cable be used to strengthen the weak surface of the roof and block the roof cracks. From on-site measurement, the roadway was seen to be arranged in the lateral stress stabilization area of the stepped coal pillars, the combined support technology of the grouting anchor cable (bolt) + U type steel + a single prop was adopted, the roadway deformation was small, the gas influx was reduced, and the drawing force of the anchor bolt and the anchor cable was increased to approximately 160 kN and 350 kN, respectively. The overall design and control technology of the roadway can meet the site safety and efficient production requirements.

scholarly journals Field Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing in Coal Seams and Its Enhancement for Methane Extraction in the Southeast Sichuan Basin, China

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuxun Zhang ◽  
Hongtu Wang ◽  
Bozhi Deng ◽  
Minghui Li ◽  
Dongming Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Sichuan Basin ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Fluid Pressure ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Stress Sensitivity ◽  
Extraction Rate ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Methane Extraction

Hydraulic fracturing is an effective technology for enhancing the extraction of reservoir methane, as proved by field experience and laboratory experiments. However, unlike conventional reservoirs, coal seams had high stress sensitivity and high anisotropy. Therefore, the efficiency of hydraulic fracturing in coal seams needs to be investigated. In this study, hydraulic fracturing was performed at Nantong mine in the southeast Sichuan basin, China. The field investigation indicated that the hydraulic fracturing could significantly enhance the methane extraction rate of boreholes ten times higher than that of normal boreholes in one of the minable coal seams (named #5 coal seam). The performance of hydraulic fracturing in three districts revealed that compared with south flank, the fluid pressure was higher and the injection rate was lower in north flank. The methane extraction rate of south flank was inferior to that of north flank. It indicated hydraulic fracturing had less effect on #5 coal seam in south flank. Moreover, the injection of high-pressure water in coal seams could also drive methane away from boreholes. The methane extraction rate of the test boreholes demonstrated the existence of methane enrichment circles after hydraulic fracturing. It indicated that hydraulic fracturing did act on #5 coal seam in south flank. However, due to the high stress sensitivity of coal seams and the high geo-stress of south flank, the induced artificial fractures in #5 coal seam might close with the decline of the fluid pressure that led to a sharp decline of the methane extraction rate.

scholarly journals Modeling the Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Stress during Multiworking Face Mining in Close Distance Coal Seams

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Jinkun Yang ◽  
Jiaxuan Zhang ◽  
Xiaoming Sun ◽  
Chen Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Temporal Evolution ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Close Distance ◽  
Close Distance Coal Seams

Mining in close distance coal seams (CDCSs) is frequently associated with engineering disasters because of the complicated nature of stress distribution within CDCSs. In order to establish a layout of a roadway to minimize the occurrence of disasters associated with mining CDCS, here the spatial and temporal evolution of stress distribution during the multiworking face mining of a CDCS was explored through numerical simulation based on the engineering and geological conditions of the Nantun Coal Mine. The numerical simulation results indicate that, after the extraction of adjacent multiple working faces, the spatial distribution of stress can be characterized with areas of increased, reduced, and intact stress. The superposed stress of inclined seams that are very close to each other propagates through coal pillars in the bottom floor, and this propagation follows neither the line along the axis of the coal pillar nor the line perpendicular to the direction of the floor. It instead propagates along a line angled with the axis of the coal pillar. The roadway can be arranged in the area with reduced stress, to improve its the stability. Based on the computed spatial and temporal evolution of stress, an optimized layout of roadway was proposed. This layout features a reasonable interval between the mining roadway and a minimal proportion of increased stress areas along the mining roadway and is aligned with geological structures.

Characteristics of Transmission Radio Waves in Undulating Coal Seams and a Topographic Correction Method For Its Tomography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongxin WU ◽  
Huanqi GU ◽  
zean hu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Radio Wave ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Correction Method ◽  
Radio Waves ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Simulation Experiments ◽  
Wave Tomography

Abstract The transparency of coal seam working face is an important assurance for safe and accurate mining of coal mines. Mine geophysical prospecting is an important means for geological exploration of coal seam working faces, among which the mine radio wave tomography is one of the most common and effective methods. However, the undulating feature of the coal seam will greatly interfere the high-precision attenuation electromagnetic wave imaging. Through two-dimensional numerical simulation experiments, we identified that in a horizontal coal seam, the energy of penetrated radio wave showed an approximate linear attenuation law, while in an inclined coal seam, it showed a very different parabolic attenuation trend. To eliminate the influence of coal seam inclination on the accuracy of radio wave tomography, in this paper, we proposed a correction method for imaging undulating coal seams using radio wave tomography. Further, through three-dimensional numerical simulation experiments, we verified the validity and reliability of the correction method. Overall, both theoretical and numerical simulation experiments indicated that the method could basically eliminate the influence of coal seam inclination and improve the imaging accuracy.

Application of RFPA2D in Sublevel Caving Mining Extra-Thick Coal Seams

2008 ◽  
Vol 575-578 ◽  
pp. 1246-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Nan ◽  
Tao Xu ◽  
Zhi Dong Wei
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Simulation Test ◽  
Parameters Selection ◽  
Sublevel Caving ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Suitable Arrangement

On the basis of suitable arrangement for the special stress surrounding and parameters selection, Realistic Failure Process Analysis 2-D (RFPA2D) numerical simulation of extra-thick coal seams’ displacement and failure is carried out. It’s proved that the numerical simulation results are consistent with the in-sit measurement results of top coal’s advance supporting stress and deep-hole displacement. So application of RFPA2D in sub-level caving mining extra-thick coal seams is reliable. It’s also proved that application of RFPA2D in sub-level caving mining can do great help to study the nature of top coal’s displacement, fragmentation and failure process of extra-thick coal seams. As the top coal’s displacement and failure situation under certain circumstance can be forecasted by RFPA2D numerical simulation, the most suitable top coal thickness under certain circumstance can be predicted by RFPA2D numerical simulation test, which can do great benefit to extra-thick coal seams’ safe and high efficient mining.

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