Authors: E.A. Shubina, V.G. Lukyanov

Title of the article: Study of natural gas content for the development of coal seam methane production on an industrial scale

Year: 2016, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-11

Branch of knowledge: Earth sciences

Index UDK: 622.831.325

DOI: -

Abstract: The relevance of the study is due to the need to improve the requirements concerning the investigation of coal seam gas content during geological exploration, estimation of methane reserves and resources in order to collect the data required for design and development of coal seam methane production on an industrial scale. Purpose is to study the problems related to defining the amount of research required to carry out during geological exploration, the rationale for a detailed study of coal seam gas content to perform pre-project studies aimed at defining the possibility of methane production and ensuring underground coal mine safety. Research methods: the authors analysed the amount of research on coal seam gas content required to carry out during coal geological exploration. It has been revealed that there is a need to improve the regulatory framework in terms of increasing the amount of the research aimed at studying coal seam gas content. The problems related to coal seam methane production development have been identified and the methods to solve them have been proposed. Implementation of the proposed methods allows carrying out pre-design studies regarding methane production on an industrial scale and to ensuring operation safety in higher-gas content coal seams. The Results include improvement of the regulatory framework in terms of elaboration of detailed approach to the study of coal seam gas content, which would ensure an integrated approach to the estimation of coal seam methane reserves and resources, their account in the public balance sheet, as well as this would contribute to methane production design and technology developement.

Key words: methane natural gas-bearing well gas drainage safety of mining operations gas emission gas-dynamic processes coal seam production block

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