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V. V. Zubkov
V. V. Zubkov
Ph.D., Dr.Sci.
chief research assistant
Saint Petersburg State Mining Institute (Technical University)
chief research assistant, Ph.D., Dr.Sci.
Saint Petersburg State Mining Institute (Technical University)

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  • Date submitted
    2015-10-01
  • Date accepted
    2015-12-11

The technology of extracting gaseous fuel based on comprehensive in situ gasification and coalbed degassing

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The study considers a comprehensive technology (designed and patented by the authors) of developing coal and methane deposits which combines in situ gasification of lower coalbeds in the suite of rock bump hazardous gassy beds, extraction of coal methane and mechanized mining of coal. The first stage of the technology consists in mining gaseous fuel that enables one to extract up to 15-20 % of total energy from the suite of coalbeds. Geodynamic zoning is used to select positions for boring wells. Using the suggested technology makes it possible to solve a number of tasks simultaneously. First of all that is extracting gaseous fuel from the suite of coalbeds without running any mining works while retaining principal coalbeds in the suite and preparing them for future processing (unloading and degassing). During the first phase the methane-coal deposit works as a gas deposit only, the gas having two sources – extracted methane (which includes its locked forms, absorbed and adsorbed) and the products of partial incineration of thin coalbeds, riders and seams from thee suite. The second stage consists in deep degassing and unloading of coal beds which sharply reduces the hazards of methane explosion and rock bumps, thus increasing the productivity of mechanized coal mining. During the second stage coal is mined in long poles with the account of degassing and unloading of coal beds, plus the data on gas dynamic structure of coal rock massif.

How to cite: Shabarov A.N., Tsirel S.V., Goncharov E.V., Zubkov V.V. The technology of extracting gaseous fuel based on comprehensive in situ gasification and coalbed degassing // Journal of Mining Institute. 2016. Vol. 220. p. 545-550. DOI: 10.18454/PMI.2016.4.545