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Date submitted2020-10-26
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Date accepted2021-07-28
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Date published2021-10-21
Investigation of the influence of the geodynamic position of coal-bearing dumps on their endogenous fire hazard
The paper investigates the hypothesis according to which one of the factors influencing the spontaneous combustion of coal-bearing dumps is its geodynamic position, i.e. its location in the geodynamically dangerous zone (GDZ) at the boundary of the Earth crust blocks. This hypothesis is put forward on the basis of scientific ideas about the block structure of the Earth crust and the available statistical data on the location of burning dumps and is studied using computer modeling. A dump located in the area of Eastern Donbass was chosen as the object of research. The simulation results show that the penetration of air into the dump body from the mine through the GDZ, which crosses the mining zone, is possible at an excess pressure of 1000 Pa created by the main ventilation fans. The fire source appearance in the dump body causes an increase in the temperature of the dump mass and becomes a kind of trigger that "turns on" the aerodynamic connection between the dump and the environment, carried out through the GDZ. It is concluded that the establishment of an aerodynamic connection between the mine workings and the dump through the GDZ can be an important factor contributing to the endogenous fire hazard of coal-bearing dumps. The simulation results can be used in the development of projects for monitoring coal-bearing dumps and measures to combat their spontaneous combustion.
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Date submitted2018-11-20
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Date accepted2018-12-28
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Date published2019-04-23
Refined assessment of seismic microzonation with a priori data optimisation
- Authors:
- I. B. Movchan
- A. A. Yakovleva
The work is devoted to the issues of seismic microzonation representativeness, which is amongst the mandatory assessments that precedes civil and industrial construction. In addition to the practical approach and in accordance with the normative documentation, the authors propose parametric interpretation of the remote basis by means of tracing geodynamic zones and elements of the geoblock structure, where the leading marker of seismogenic risk zones is the anomaly of spatial variability of the geofield, coinciding with the discordant intersection of localised land structures. Verification of this marker is achieved by displaying a cartographic distribution image within the range of the seismic point increment, detailed on the basis of approximation dependencies.
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Date submitted2018-07-18
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Date accepted2018-09-22
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Date published2018-12-21
Forecasting rock burst hazard of tectonically disturbed ore massif at the deep horizons of Nikolaevskoe polymetallis deposit
- Authors:
- D. V. Sidorov
- M. I. Potapchuk
- A. V. Sidlyar
The subject of the research is the stress-strain and rock burst hazardous state of the ore massif of the Nikolaevskoe polymetallic deposit, formed under the influence of complex mining-geological and mining-technical factors. The purpose of the research is to establish the peculiarities of the formation of technogenic stress fields at the deposit, which is characterized by a block structure, a complex tectonic system and the presence of a large volume of developed spaces. Volumetric geodynamic modeling of the stress-strain state of the massif at different stages of the development of the deep horizons of the deposit was carried out by collecting information on the structure, properties and geodynamic state of the rock mass. The assessment of stress changes taking into account the effect of hypsometry, the configuration of the selvages, the physical-mechanical properties of the ore deposit and host rocks, the presence of tectonic disturbances was made using the developed numerical algorithms, the automation equipment of the initial data and the PRESS 3D URAL software. The simulation made it possible to establish that tectonic faults in the massif lead to a qualitative change in the stress-strain state in certain parts of the ore massif and in the pillars, namely, the reduction of stresses along the tectonic faults and their growth in nearby pillars. The identified features of the distribution of stresses in the tectonically disturbed rock massif of the Nikolaevskoe deposit will allow to identify in advance potentially hazardous areas both at the planning stage of mining operations and during development, as well as to work out effective rock burst measures to increase the safety of mining. The results of research can be used in enterprises with similar mining-geological and mining-technical conditions.
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Date submitted2015-12-24
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Date accepted2016-02-04
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Date published2016-12-23
Geodynamic methods for assessing methane distribution in bituminous coal deposits and measures to intensify methane fluxes during mine gas drainage
- Authors:
- E. V. Goncharov
- S. V. Tsirel
This paper explores states of methane within the coal bearing stratum and shows heavy dependency of the intrastratal gas migration on the forms of porous space and petrographic properties of coal. The adsorbed methane is found to be predominant in the coal of Kuznetsk Basin. Different forms of coal diffusion and filtration are described revealing their dependency on geological and thermodynamic conditions. The paper provides justification for the primary focus on geodynamic processes when designing gas drainage systems and applicability of morphometric methods and remote sensing data for their identification. The significance of researches into the processes activating exothermic reactions resulting in methane transition to free state is explained. The paper presents the results of using seismic-acoustic stimulation techniques as one of the practical approaches to addressing this issue. Results of successful industrial testing have been compared with the results of numerical modelling of stress-strain state, which can also be managed through seismic-acoustic stimulation.
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Date submitted2015-10-01
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Date accepted2015-12-11
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Date published2016-08-22
The technology of extracting gaseous fuel based on comprehensive in situ gasification and coalbed degassing
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.
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Date submitted2015-07-14
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Date accepted2015-09-09
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Date published2016-02-24
Engineering and geomechanical forecast for waste disposal in underground caverns including earthquake-prone zones
- Authors:
- O. V. Kovalev
The article aims at obtaining representative scientifically based data to determine parameters of a necessary-safe condition of the rock massif (RM) in underground waste diposal caverns zones, including earthquake-prone zones. The main requirements for underground caverns for hazardous waste disposal and for their construction technology are described. The subject of the research is underground solution caverns in halogen rocks. Data for justification of safe waste disposal conditions in underground salt caverns and its stages are presented. A complex approach to the solution of the research problem is described. The main aspects of dynamic influence of seismic waves on underground caverns stability are considered. Taking into account seismic-risk zoning data on the research region some significant parameters of a possible seismic impact on the experimental cavern are calculated. The article points out the necessity of superincumbent rock and surface displacement assessment for the experimental site zone using the suggested complex approach and including the analysis of surveying data and results of rock mass geomechanical modeling.
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Date submitted2009-10-26
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Date accepted2009-12-27
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Date published2010-09-22
Support of geodynamic safety in mining of the Khibini deposits
The paper deals with the problems of geodynamics in mining of the Khibini deposits. Description is given to the complex of organizational-technical arrangements for provision of geodynamic safety at the Apatit Co and to principal trends of its development.
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Date submitted2009-10-12
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Date accepted2009-12-29
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Date published2010-09-22
Types and mechanisms of geodynamic hazard in mineral deposits mining and exploitation of buried and surface engineer constructions
- Authors:
- A. N. Shabarov
It is shown that major emergencies in mineral deposits mining and in exploitation of buried and surface engineer constructions are attributed to active faults. Classification of hazardous zones has been developed. The mechanisms of influence of geodynamic hazard in coal mines and pipeline exploitation were determined. The technology of reduction of geodynamic risk was suggested.
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Date submitted2009-10-23
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Date accepted2009-12-10
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Date published2010-09-22
Geomechanical substantiation of projects of ore deposits mining
- Authors:
- V. V. Zubkov
- A. A. Filinkov
The paper presents the monitoring system for better geodynamic safety in mining of mineral deposits. The suggested system of geodynamic monitoring allows us to evaluate the stress state of ore massif for the planned variant of mining and to give recommendations on the safe deposit mining. Based on the analysis of the modeling data, consideration was given to one of the variants of geomechanical substantiation of the project of ore deposit mining.
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Date submitted2009-10-17
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Date accepted2009-12-07
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Date published2010-09-22
Regularities of progressing of technogenic seismic activity in mining areas
- Authors:
- S. V. Tsirel
Regularities of variation of cumulative graphs of seismic events repetition in process of transferring from natural seismic activity to the technogenic one are studied. Processes of growth of technogenic seismicity in mining regions on examples of the Kola peninsula and Kuzbass are reviewed.
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Date submitted2009-10-18
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Date accepted2009-12-05
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Date published2010-09-22
Assessment of the role of geodynamic factor in the accident rate of pipeline systems
- Authors:
- E. K. Melnikov
- A. N. Shabarov
The authors relate to the geodynamically active faults those faults with continuous up to present time low-amplitude movements which lead to the destructurization both of bedding rocks and of Quarternary deposits. The electrogeochemical processes proceeding in the zones of such faults, promote the metal corrosion that basically is the cause of increasing a few tens of times of specific accident rate at sites of active faults crossing with pipelines.
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Date submitted2009-10-21
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Date accepted2009-12-05
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Date published2010-09-22
Ecologycal and geodynamic safety and problems in industrial ecological monitoring at objects of an oil-gas complex
- Authors:
- A. I. Nikonov
- O. V. Luk"yanov
This article is focused on the influence of modern geodynamics on landscape and its structure. Modern geodynamical processes manifest in anomalous rock deforming in the fault zones. Their natural or technogenic activation causes the appearance of dangerous geological processes. It can be taken into account only by geodynamical monitoring on the objects of oil and gas industry.
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Date submitted2009-10-18
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Date accepted2009-12-10
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Date published2010-09-22
Factors of geodynamic risk in exploration оf the Bovanenkovsk oil-gas condensate field аt the Jamal peninsular
Geological-structural peculiarities of territory are considered; factors of human impact on geological environment and their geoecological consequences while field development are systematized; the concept of geodynamic monitoring as a tool of maintenance of operational reliability of gas producing facilities is offered.
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Date submitted2009-10-13
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Date accepted2009-12-14
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Date published2010-09-22
The evaluation of geodynamic consequences оf long-term exploration of lower cretaceous sediments at the Yamburg oil-gas condensate field with join of additional wells
Within the framework of the engineering design of the join up of additional wells of Lower Cretaceous sediments at the Yamburg oil-gas condensate field the evaluation of geodynamic consequences of long-term exploitation of the mentioned field was performed, as well as the hazardous geodynamic process permanent survey program was developed.
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Date submitted2009-10-20
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Date accepted2009-12-25
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Date published2010-09-22
Scientific-methodical foundation for geodynamic safety of oil and gas objects
- Authors:
- Yu. O. Kuzmin
It was shown on example of a number of deposits that space contemporaneity of emergency situations at wells and pipeline systems to fault zones finds its natural explanation within the concepts of existence of SD processes in such zones. In such situation it is essential to conduct very thoughtful system of diagnostics of crust fields with fluctuation deformation characteristics. For that purpose follow-up realization of three interconnected procedures must be conducted: detailed and measurement-assured monitoring (geodynamic test-area), complex several-variant interpretation of results of the monitoring and selection of different scenarios of possible negative contour, determination of the level of geodynamic risk, forecasting the environmental, social and economic consequences, and formulating strategies for preventive arrangements.
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Date submitted2009-10-14
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Date accepted2009-12-11
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Date published2010-09-22
Investigation of present-day stress-strain state of rock mass by the results of observations at geodynamic polygons
- Authors:
- S. N. Savchenko
- E. V. Kasparyan
- Yu. G. Smagina
The methods are suggested for treatment of the results of optical distance and levelling measurements at the underground geodynamic polygons involving in their calculation the tensors of additional stresses and deformations, component of rotation and specific energy of deformability. As an example, consideration is given to changes in time of movements, deformations and specific energy of deformability at one of geodynamic polygons of the Kola peninsular.
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Date submitted2009-10-01
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Date accepted2009-12-02
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Date published2010-09-22
Specific manifestations of tectonic and seismic activity in Kuzbass
- Authors:
- A. I. Ekimov
- S. V. Tsirel
The conducted observations demonstrated the substantial growth and variation of nature of tectonic and seismic activity in Kuzbas. Growth of geodynamic risks is marked. Methods for study of observable processes are suggested.
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Date submitted2009-07-21
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Date accepted2009-09-27
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Date published2010-04-22
Study of gas-and geodynamic state of technogenically changeable coal rock mass
- Authors:
- A. D. Ruban
Intensification and concentration of the mining works increases substantially the risk of geo- and gasdynamic effects arising within the coal mines. Herewith are presented the results of the analytic and experimental studies on stress-strain state of rock mass due to technogenic impact. Under such conditions a potential avalanche destruction of coal rock mass may occur. Some criteria for evaluation of gas-dynamic danger for rock mass, for active stopes and development faces are given. The computer-aided system for monitoring of hazard of gas- and geodynamic phenomena in mines is suggested.
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Date submitted2009-07-28
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Date accepted2009-09-30
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Date published2010-04-22
Organization and conduct of monitoring of geodynamic processes at the Grushovaya transshipment oil base of the Chernomortransneft Co
- Authors:
- A. P. Skakun
The complex of geophysical methods and equipments for continuous and periodic monitoring of the influence of present-day geodynamic processes on support and rocks along the route of technological tunnel of3300 mlong within the zone of high seismicity has been developed.
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Date submitted2009-07-22
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Date accepted2009-09-22
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Date published2010-04-22
Surveying methods for providing geodynamical safety of mining operations
- Authors:
- E. N. Kuznetsova
It is impossible to solve the main task of geodynamics without using technologies including traditional measurements of bench marks excursion, as well as new technologies of the end of XX – beginning of XXI century, such as photogrammetry, global positioning system, laser measurements and technologies of geophysical well logging. The paper concerns with the analysis of the mine surveying methods facilitating the solution of tasks related to the geodynamical safety assurance.
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Date submitted2009-07-07
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Date accepted2009-09-04
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Date published2010-04-22
Application of geodynamic polygons for monitoring of ground deformations while exploitation of gas and oil fields
The main aims and problems of geodynamical monitoring of oil and gas fields are considered. It’s proved that monitoring of deformations of long-term oil and gas fields becomes really actual to secure stable oil and gas production and transporting. Basic criteria of geodynamical polygon creation and general requirements for gas and oil fields monitoring are adduced in this work. For practical creation of geodynamical polygons one indicated equipment, methods and content of work with phases.
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Date submitted2008-10-10
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Date accepted2008-12-13
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Date published2009-12-11
Magnetotelluric evidence of deep geodynamic settings at the junction zone of the Southern Tien Shan and Tarim basin
Detailed magnetotelluric and magnetovariation profiling was conducted (40 broadband stations) at the southern 140 km segment of geophysical transect MANAS with the help of MT instruments: MTU-5 (produced by «Phoenix Geophysics Ltd») and MT-24 (produced by EMI Center). MANAS transect extended from south of Kashgar, China, to just south of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and crossing the whole Tien Shan orogenic belt in transverse direction of its main ranges strike. We constructed 2D geoelectric model to characterize block-fracture structure at the junction zone of the Southern Tien Shan. There is low resistive inclined zone in the obtained cross-section imaging the underthrusting process of Tarim tectonic sheets under the Tien Shan mountains. Also there are some electrical heterogeneities as indications that young deformations inside Tarim lithospheric block have the whole crust scale.