daniel w.h. su consol energy inc. canonsburg, pa
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A RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF GROUND CONTROL RESEARCH AND
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS IN THE COAL INDUSTRY
DANIEL W.H. SUCONSOL ENERGY INC.
CANONSBURG, PA
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OBJECTIVES•GROUND CONTROL RESEARCH ? -GROUND CONTROL ENGINEER? -WORTH ONE’S SALT ? -WORTH THE EFFORT ?•GROUND CONTROL RESEARCH AT CONSOL ENERGY•SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO CONSOL’S MINING OPERATIONS
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GROUND CONTROL RESEARCH AT CONSOL ENERGY
COAL PILLAR DESIGN SURFACE SUBSIDENCE HORIZONTAL STRESS IMPACT FLOOR BEARING CAPACITY LONGWALL FACE SUPPORT DESIGN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OF MASSIVE
SANDSTONE SANDSTONE STABILITY UNDER DEEP COVER ROOF GEOLOGY RECONNAISSANCE INNOVATIVE ROOF SUPPORT CONCEPTS
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HORIZONTAL STRESS MEASUREMENTS AND IMPACT ANALYSIS
•STRESS MEASUREMENTS USING 3D BOREHOLE DEFORMATION GAGE•STRESS MEASUREMENTS USING MINIFRAC•STRESS MEASUREMENTS USING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING •IMPACT OF HIGH HORIZONTAL STRESS ON MINING OPERATIONS•HS CONCENTRATION – CSIRO HI CELL•PILLAR DESIGN MODIFICATION•RIGHT-HAND VS. LEFT-HAND LONGWALL
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RESULTS OF STRESS MEASUREMENTS•POCAHONTAS #3 SEAM -MAX HORIZONTAL STRESS: 2970 PSI(N55E) -MIN HORIZONTAL STRESS : 2090 PSI•PITTSBURGH SEAM -MAX HORIZONTAL STRESS : 4300~5000 PSI(E-W) -MIN HORIZONTAL STRESS : 3400 PSI•ILLINOIS #6 SEAM -MAX HORIZONTAL STRESS : 2000 PSI(E-W) -MIN HORIZONTAL STRESS : 800 PSI
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MEASUREMENTS OF HORIZONTAL STRESS CONCENTRATION AND ROOF DEFORMATION
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-600 -500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0
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LONGWALL INDUCED STRESS CONCENTRATION IN THE HEADGATE ROOF (3-RIGHT,100-FOOT HEADGATE PILLAR
CENTER)
Series1
Series3
Series5
DISTANCE FROM LONGWALL FACE TO STRESS SENSOR,FT
IND
UC
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East-West
North-South
Vertical
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-350 -300 -250 -200 -150 -100 -50 0 50
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LONGWALL INDUCED STRESS CONCENTRATION IN THE HEADGATE ROOF(4-RIGHT,80-FOOT HEADGATE PILLAR
CENTER)
Series1
Series3
Series5
DISTANCE FROM LONGWALL FACE TO STRESS SENSOR,FT
IND
UC
ED
RO
OF
ST
RE
SS
,PS
I
East-West
North-South
Vertical
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-140 -120 -100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20
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LONGWALL INDUCED STRESS CONCENTRATION IN THE HEADGATE ROOF(4-RIGHT,60-FOOT HEADGATE PILLAR CENTER)
Series1
Series3
Series5
DISTANCE FROM LONGWALL FACE TO STRESS SENSOR,FT
IND
UC
ED
RO
OF
ST
RE
SS
,PS
I
East-West
North-South
Vertical
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ROOF GEOLOGY AND HORIZONTAL STRESS MAGNITUDE AND ORIENTATION
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SUMMARY
•DETERMINE STRESS ORIENTATION AND MAGNITUDE•FORECAST ROOF CUTTER DEVELOPMENT•DEFINE RIGHT-HAND AND LEFT-HAND LONGWALL PANELS•PILLAR DESIGN MODIFICATION TO MITIGATE HORIZONTAL STRESS IMPACT•USE OF CABLE BOLTS AND INNOVATIVE STANDING SUPPORT TO MITIGATE HORIZONTAL STRESS IMPACT
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HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
•TO PROMOTE CAVING OF THICK, MASSIVE SANDSTONE•TO IMPROVE FACE CONDITIONS•INDUCED HORIZONTAL FRACTURES•FACE MONITORING AND NUMERICAL MODELING CONFIRMED THE EFFECTIVENESS
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Uniaxial Compressive Strength 10,000 psi
Indirect Tensile Strength 1,000 psi
Young's Modulus 2,000,000 psiPoisson's Ratio 0.25Internal Friction Angle 38 degrees
In-Situ Horizontal StressesMaximum Horizontal Stress
MagnitudeOrientation
5,200 psiEast-West
Minimum Horizontal StressMagnitude 3,500 psi
Depth of Cover 800' – 900'Vertical Stress
Magnitude 1,000 psi
Estimated Mechanical Properties of Pittsburgh Sandstone
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BENDING STRESS,PSI
-9030
0
SANDSTONE
SHALE
BENDING STRESS DISTRIBUTION AT THE FACE WITHOUT FRACING
+420COAL
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BENDING STRESS,PSI-9030
0
+420
SANDSTONE
SHALE
COAL
BENDING STRESS CONTOURS AT THE FACE WITH ONE FRAC
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LongwallPanel
Total Time Lost Due to Bad Top
at the Face (Minutes)
Average Distance
of Longwall Advance/MS
(Feet)
B12 30,600 9.8
B13 3,655 16.6
B14 3,265 17.1
Comparison of Production Downtime and Average Face Advance for the B12, B13, and B14 Faces within the Sandstone Channel Interval
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ROOF GEOLOGY RECONNAISSANCE
•INITIATED IN THE EARLY 90’S•CONDUCT ROOF SCOPING USING FIBERSCOPE, GAMMA LOGGER AND BOREHOLE CAMERA•GUIDE MINE PLANNING DECISION•GUIDE DAILY ROOF SUPPORT PRACTICES•IMPROVE ROOF STABILITY•MINIMIZE LONGWALL MOVE DELAYS•REDUCE ROOF FALL FREQUENCY UP TO 80%
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CONCLUSIONS•SAFETY•COMPLIANCE•CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT•PRODUCTIVITY•COST•WORTH ONE’S SALT•WELL WORTH THE EFFORT
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