Coal seam drainage enhancement using borehole presplitting basting technology——A case study in Huainan

Xinji No. 2 underground coal mine extracts the coal seams #4 and #5. These two seams are highly gassy and gas drainage is required to control mine gas emission and reduce outburst risk. Because the seam permeability coefficient is very low and around 0.1 m~2/(MPa~2·d), a number of technologies have been trialled to enhance the seam permeability prior to gas drainage. Of these technologies trialled, the deep borehole presplitting blasting technology has been proven to be quite effective in increasing permeability. In Xinji No. 2 mine it doubled or sometimes tripled gas drainage volume. This paper describes the technology, its application in the enhancement of seam permeability in Xinji No. 2 coal mine, and its effect on gas drainage performance.     

Principle and engineering application of pressure relief gas drainage in low permeability outburst coal seam

With the increase in mining depth, the danger of coal and gas outbursts increases. In order to drain coal gas effectively and to eliminate the risk of coal and gas outbursts, we used a specific number of penetration boreholes for draining of pressure relief gas. Based on the principle of overlying strata movement, deformation and pressure relief, a good effect of gas drainage was obtained. The practice in the Panyi coal mine has shown that, after mining the Cllcoal seam as the protective layer, the relative expansion deformation value of the protected layer C13 reached 2.63%, The permeability coefficient increased 2880 times, the gas drainage rate of the C13 coal seam increased to more than 60%, the amount of gas was reduced from 13.0 to 5.2 m3/t and the gas pressure declined from 4.4 to 0.4 MPa, which caused the danger the outbursts in the coal seams to be eliminated. The result was that we achieved a safe and highly efficient mining operation of the C 13 coal seam.     

煤层瓦斯抽放钻孔的二次封孔方法研究

针对煤层钻孔抽放瓦斯后煤层孔隙裂隙发育致使瓦斯浓度下降,钻孔有效抽放期缩短的技术难题,首次提出二次封孔方法.阐述了二次封孔方法的基本原理,建立了微细膨胀粉料颗粒在孔隙裂隙中运动的数学模型,并在晋城煤业集团公司寺河矿开展了6个月的现场工业性试验.结果表明:应用二次封孔方法可提高瓦斯抽放浓度25%～50%,延长钻孔的有效瓦斯抽放期3个月.     

地面群孔瓦斯抽采技术应用研究

为保证新集一矿突出煤层13-1煤北中央采区的安全开采,先后开采131103、131105等11-2煤层工作面作为保护层。首先在上述两个工作面共布置了6个地面钻孔,建立了地面群孔瓦斯抽采系统,预抽采动区被保护层13-1煤瓦斯。接下来对地面钻孔抽采瓦斯参数进行了考察,主要包括基于示踪技术考察了131105工作面采动卸压地面钻孔走向及倾向瓦斯抽采半径,统计分析被保护层瓦斯抽采率,同时就地面群孔与井下底板巷穿层钻孔瓦斯抽采两种方法进行了抽采率、工程费用等方面的对比。研究结果表明：新集一矿的地层条件下地面钻孔抽采煤层卸压瓦斯沿煤层倾向和走向的抽采半径分别不小于160m和240m;采动区地面群孔瓦斯抽采率达35%以上;地面钻孔相对比井下底板巷,在抽采瓦斯方面具有技术上可靠、安全、经济等优点。     

“三软”低透气突出煤层瓦斯综合治理研究

＂三软＂低透气性突出煤层瓦斯抽放工作是目前国内瓦斯治理的难题.通过对永华公司二矿＂三软＂低透气性高瓦斯煤层影响因素的分析,提出了详细的煤巷掘进瓦斯抽放、采煤工作面瓦斯抽放及煤体注水的瓦斯综合治理方案,并进行了工业性试验.结果表明,采用此瓦斯综合治理方案后,掘进工作面及回风流的瓦斯体积分数保持在0.1%以下,工作面瓦斯抽放率达40%以上,工作面瓦斯体积分数控制在0.5%以下,工作面煤壁强度得到了强化,瓦斯涌出得到了控制,不仅提高了工作面的单产水平,而且煤巷掘进速度也达到了每月90 m以上,实现了工作面及煤巷的安全、快速推进.     

Reservoir reconstruction technologies for coalbed methane recovery in deep and multiple seams

Multiple coal seams widely develop in the deep Chinese coal-bearing strata. Ground in situ stress and coal seam gas pressure increase continuously with the increase of the mining depth, and coal and gas outburst disasters become increasingly severe. When the coal is very deep, the gas content and pressure will elevate and thus coal seams tends to outburst-prone seams. The safety and economics of exploited firstmined coal seams are tremendously restricted. Meanwhile, the multiple seams occurrence conditions resulted in different methane pressure systems in the coal-bearing strata, which made the reservoir reconstruction of coal difficult. Given the characteristics of low saturation, low permeability, strong anisotropy and soft coal of Chinese coal seams, a single hydraulic fracturing surface well for reservoir reconstruction to pre-drain the coalbed methane(CBM) of multiple seams concurrently under the different gas pressure systems has not yet gained any breakthroughs. Based on analyses of the main features of deep CBM reservoirs in China, current gas control methods and the existing challenges in deep and multiple seams, we proposed a new technology for deep CBM reservoir reconstruction to realize simultaneous high-efficiency coal mining and gas extraction. In particular, we determined the first-mined seam according to the principles of effectiveness and economics, and used hydraulic fracturing surface well to reconstruct the first-mined seam which enlarges the selection range of the first-mined seam. During the process of mining first-mined seam, adjacent coal seams could be reconstructed under the mining effect which promoted high-efficiency pressure relief gas extraction by using spatial and comprehensive gas drainage methods(combination of underground and ground CBM extraction methods). A typical integrated reservoir reconstruction technology, ‘‘One well for triple use", was detailed introduced and successfully applied in the Luling coal mine. The application showed that the proposed technology could effectively promote coal mining safety and simultaneously high-efficiency gas extraction.     

Fracture evolution and pressure relief gas drainage from distant protected coal seams under an extremely thick key stratum

When an extremely thick rock bed exists above a protected coal seam in the bending zone given the condition of a mining protective seam, this extremely thick rock bed controls the movement of the entire overlying stratum. This extremely thick rock bed, called a "main key stratum", will not subside nor break for a long time, causing lower fractures and bed separations not to close and gas can migrate to the bed separation areas along the fractures. These bed separations become gas enrichment areas. By analyzing the rule of fracture evolution and gas migration under the main key stratum after the deep protective coal seam has been mined, we propose a new gas drainage method which uses bore holes, drilled through rock and coal seams at great depths for draining pressure relief gas. In this method, the bores are located at a high level suction roadway (we can also drill them in the drilling field located high in an air gateway). Given the practice in the Halzi mine, the gas drainage rate can reach 73% in the middie coal group, with a gas drainage radius over 100 m.     

Regional gas drainage techniques in Chinese coal mines

China’s rapid economic development has increased the demand for coal. These results in Chinese coal mines being extended to deeper levels. The eastern Chinese, more economical developed, regions have a long history of coal mining and many coal mines have now started deep mining at a depth from 800 to 1500 m. This increase in mining depth, geostresses, pressures, and gas content of the coal seam complicates geologic construction conditions. Lower permeability and softer coal contribute to increasing numbers of coal and gas outburst, and gas explosion, disasters. A search on effective methods of preventing gas disasters has been provided funds from the Chinese government since 1998. The National Engineering Research Center of Coal Gas Control and the Huainan and Huaibei Mining Group have conducted theoretical and experimental research on a regional gas extraction technology. The results included two important findings. First, grouped coal seams allow adoption of a method where a first, key protective layer is mined to protect upper and lower coal seams by increasing permeability from 400 to 3000 times. Desorption of gas and gas extraction in the protected coal seam of up to 60%, or more, may be achieved in this way. Second, a single seam may be protected by using a dense network of extraction boreholes consisting of cross and along-bed holes. Combined with this is increased use of water that increases extraction of coal seam gas by up to 50%. Engineering practice showed that regional gas drainage technology eliminates regional coal and gas outburst and also enables mining under low gas conditions. These research results have been adopted into the national safety codes of production technology. This paper systematically introduces the principles of the technology, the engineering methods and techniques, and the parameters of regional gas drainage. Engineering applications are discussed.     

长平矿“立体式”瓦斯抽采模式的探索与实践

瓦斯抽放是防治煤矿瓦斯灾害事故的根本措施,长平矿经过几年的探索实践,逐步形成了煤层瓦斯抽放、地面钻井抽放及开掘底板岩巷穿层钻孔抽放等独具特色的立体式瓦斯抽放模式,多措并举,大大降低了煤层的瓦斯含量及矿井瓦斯涌出量,为进一步提高矿井瓦斯抽放率及瓦斯治理技术奠定了坚实基础．     

Variation in gas drainage rate from a coal seam during mining

Gas flow patterns during draining of gas from a coal seam during mining are discussed. The coal seam is treated as a dual medium with both pores and cracks. The seepage, diffusion, and desorption processes are treated using a gas flow equation that describes flow around drill holes. MATLAB is used to solve the differential equations. The permeability tracer test results from a mined coal seam are used to study the variation in gas drainage from a coal seam during mining. The results show that mining can increase the permeability of a coal seam, which then increases the gas drainage. There are inflection points in this variation over time. A close relationship between this variation and the rate of change in coal seam permeability is observed.     

无煤柱分阶段沿空留巷煤与瓦斯共采方法与应用

针对深井高瓦斯低透气性煤层群的典型赋存特征,结合淮南矿区千米深井无煤柱煤与瓦斯工程实践,提出了改进Y型通风模式,即分阶段沿空留巷方法,完善了对共采工程的维控预应力锚固技术.工程实践表明:预应力锚固技术可以实现深井强动压开采过程中对沿空留巷和回风巷道围岩稳定的有效维控,至第1阶段结束,留巷顶板下沉量为144mm,两帮移近量为351mm,分阶段沿空留巷对共采巷道的维护时间缩短了4/5.减少了留巷变形速度稳定后累计变形的不利影响.超前工作面布置的瓦斯抽采工程中,单孔抽采瓦斯浓度(体积分数)达到40%,实现了煤与瓦斯共采.     

Similarity model tests of movement and deformation of coal-rock mass below stopes

For a study of the movement and deformation of coal-rock mass and low protected seams below a stope,as well as for fracture developments and rules of evolution of permeability,we designed a plane strain model test stand to carry out model tests of similar materials in order to improve the effect of gas drainage from low protected seams and to measure the movement and deformation of coal-rock mass using a method of non-contact close-range photogrammetry.Our results show that 1) using paraffin melting to take the place of coal seam mining can satisfy the mining conditions of a protective seam;2) coal-rock mass under goafs has an upward movement after the protective seam has been mined,causing floor heaving;3) low protected seams become swollen and deformed,providing a good pressure-relief effect and causing the coal-rock mass under both sides of coal pillars to become deformed by compression and 4) the evolution of permeability of low protected seams follows the way of initial values→a slight decrease→a great increase→stability→final decrease.Simultaneously,the coefficient of air permeability increased at a decreasing rate with an increase in interlayer spacing.     

Study on “fracturing-sealing” integration technology based on high-energy gas fracturing in single seam with high gas and low air permeability

To improve the gas extraction efficiency of single seam with high gas and low air permeability, we developed the “fracturing-sealing” integration technology, and carried out the engineering experiment in the 3305 Tunliu mine. In the experiment, coal seams can achieve the aim of antireflection effect through the following process: First, project main cracks with the high energy pulse jet. Second, break the coal body by delaying the propellant blasting. Next, destroy the dense structure of the hard coal body, and form loose slit rings around the holes. Finally, seal the boreholes with the “strong–weak–strong” pressurized sealing technology. The results are as follows: The average concentration of gas extraction increases from 8.3% to 39.5%. The average discharge of gas extraction increases from 0.02 to 0.10 m³/min. The tunneling speeds up from 49.5 to 130 m/month. And the permeability of coal seams improves nearly tenfold. Under the same conditions, the technology is much more efficient in depressurization and antireflection than common methods. In other words, it will provide a more effective way for the gas extraction of single seam with high gas and low air permeability.     

Application of pressure relief and permeability increased by slotting a coal seam with a rotary type cutter working across rock layers

Pressure relief to increase permeability significantly improves gas extraction efficiency from coal seams. In this paper we report results from simulations using FLAC^3D code to analyze changes in coal displacement and stress after special drill slots were formed. We investigated the mechanism of pressure relief and permeability increase in a high-gas and low-permeability coal seam through the modeling of gas flow. This allows the development of the technology. Slotting across rock layers in the coal seam with a rotary type cutter was then applied in the field. The results show that pressure relief and permeability increases from slotting the coal seam can increase the transport and the fracture of the coal. This expands the range of pressure relief from the drilling and increases the exposed area of the seam. The total quantity of gas extracted from slotted bore holes was three times that seen with ordinary drilling. The concentration of gas extracted from the slotted drills was from two to three times that seen using ordinary drills. The gas flow was stable at 80%. Improved permeability and more efficient gas extraction are the result of the slotting. The roadway development rate is increased by 30–50% after gas drainage. This technology diminishes the lag between longwall production and roadway development and effectively prevents coal and gas outburst, which offers the prospect of broad application.     

深部煤层瓦斯赋存规律及钻孔抽采有效半径研究

实测了新庄孜矿深部低透气性煤层的瓦斯压力、煤层透气性系数、瓦斯含量、瓦斯涌出衰减系数和自然排放半径等基础参数;在此基础上,数值模拟计算了钻孔抽采瓦斯的有效半径。研究结果表明,煤层的透气性是决定钻孔有效排采半径的主导因素。为提高低透气性煤层抽采瓦斯钻孔预抽消突效果,应积极采取措施提高煤层透气性系数。     

煤体瓦斯渗透性的电场响应研究

通过试验研究了施加交变电场条件下的煤体瓦斯渗透特性，并分析了其作用机理．研究结果表明，煤体瓦斯渗透率对电场有明显的响应：施加电场后，煤体瓦斯的渗透率提高，并且随着电场作用频率和强度的增加而提高；其作用机理是：外加电场作用使煤瓦斯分子热运动加剧，吸附势阱降低，吸附量降低，活性提高，增强了瓦斯的解吸和扩散，使煤体瓦斯的有效渗透通道增大，这对于提高煤矿瓦斯排放率和煤层气的开发利用，对于防治煤矿瓦斯灾害都有重要的现实意义。     

煤层注水促抽瓦斯及其影响因素的数值模拟

为有效预防煤矿瓦斯灾害,获取煤层注水促抽瓦斯的合理参数,以常村煤矿2103工作面为例,依据多相渗流理论,采用Fluent软件的VOF模型及多孔介质模型耦合求解,对煤层注水促抽瓦斯技术及其影响因素进行数值模拟,并将模拟结果应用于现场,对比分析数值模拟与现场实测数据,二者基本吻合.研究结果表明:煤层瓦斯含量以注水孔为中心径向逐步降低,以抽采孔为中心径向逐步升高;注水前抽采阶段,随着抽采时间的增加,抽采范围逐渐增大,抽采孔瓦斯流量先快速下降,后逐步缓慢降低;注水促抽阶段,随着注水时间的增加,注水范围逐渐增大,注水流量逐步降低,煤层瓦斯含量缓慢升高,抽采孔瓦斯流量逐渐增加;注水后抽采阶段,随着抽采时间的增加,压力水覆盖范围持续增大,煤层瓦斯含量逐渐降低,抽采孔瓦斯流量逐渐减小.注水时机、注水时间、注水压力、注水方式、布置方式及钻孔间距是影响煤层注水促抽瓦斯效果的6个主要因素.瓦斯正常抽采20 d后,按照一注一抽方式及5 m间距布置注抽钻孔,在8 MPa煤层注水压力下间歇注水10 d,煤层注水促抽瓦斯效果较好.     

保护层开采卸压增透效应研究及其定量表征方法探索（研究生论坛稿件）

保护层开采是高突矿井瓦斯治理地主要方式及开采方法,保护层开采的卸压增透效果当前无法量化表征的,缺乏评价体系。以平板流体模型增透率理论为基础,结合平煤十矿地质条件,通过离散单元法建立保护层开采数值模型,获得保护层开采不同距离时采空区下方的增透率图谱及被保护层的应力分布。研究结果表明：保护层开采过程中,采面前方15 m处支撑压力会出现应力峰值,随着采面的推进,增透率与现场瓦斯流量呈现正相关关系;在采空区下方,被保护层卸压以及增透效应明显,且卸压区范围与增透率分布集中区域基本一致,均随着采空区范围的扩大而增大。该研究成果证实了增透率理论可以作为保护层开采卸压增透指标,对现场保护层回采设计、瓦斯抽采设计范围的确定提供了更加科学的依据。     

超高压水力割缝强化抽采瓦斯技术研究

水力割缝是一种重要的强化瓦斯抽采增透技术,现已开始在低透气性突出煤层应用。为了进一步考察其实际效果,选取新集二矿1煤组220112工作面底抽巷实施了100 MPa超高压水力割缝试验。试验结果表明:割缝后,瓦斯抽采纯量平均0.77 m3/min,是未割缝钻孔的瓦斯抽采纯量(0.34 m~3/min)的2.26倍;1煤层组瓦斯抽采钻孔抽采30、60天的抽采有效半径为5 m、7.5 m,极限抽采半径为8 m,相比水力冲孔、未割缝钻孔抽采有效半径显著增加,超高压水力割缝强化抽采瓦斯技术具有广泛的应用前景。     

龙永煤田矿井瓦斯含量分析及防治对策

通过对龙永煤田的煤层吸附性、煤层露头、煤层的埋藏深度、围岩透气性、煤层倾角、地质构造及水文地质条件等影响煤层瓦斯含量因素的综合分析,得出该区域矿井虽然原生的瓦斯量较大,但因有良好的排放、逸散通道,致使该区域的煤层瓦斯含量较低。论证了低瓦斯矿井发生瓦斯事故的原因,并提出了防治对策。研究成果对安全生产具有重要的指导意义。