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Co2 Adsorption Of Anthracite With Different Moisture Contents And Its Implications For Geological Storage, Zhang Jinchao, Sang Shuxun, Han Sijie, Zhang Fengbi, Xu Ang, Liu Qishan

Coal Geology & Exploration

CO₂ geological storage in deep coal seams is regarded as an important pathway to achieve “2030 carbon peak and 2060 carbon neutrality goals”. The moisture content in coal seams plays a significant role in the CO₂ storage capacity mainly based on CO₂ adsorption. In this study, the anthracite from the Qinshui Basin was collected to conduct high-pressure CO₂ adsorption isothermal experiments under dry, moisture-equilibrated and moisture-saturated conditions at 45℃. The CO₂ excess adsorption curve was corrected by the reduction of CO₂ dissolution. The adsorption capacity and adsorption heat were calculated using the modified D-R …

Formation Pressure Calculation Of Tight Sandstone Gas Reservoir Based On Material Balance Inversion Method, Wu Nan, Shi Shi, Zheng Shiqi, Zhao Haoyang, Wang Hongya, Tong Jiangnan

Coal Geology & Exploration

Pressure is the soul of a gas reservoir. Formation pressure is the basis of evaluating gas well productivity and analyzing gas reservoir potential. However, due to data integrity and method applicability limitations, formation pressure in most gas wells cannot be accurately obtained. On the basis of a small amount of pressure monitoring data, the material balance inversion method is proposed by using mathematical inversion thought to evaluate the formation pressure of tight sandstone gas reservoirs. Firstly, the dynamic reserves of gas wells are calculated by fitting the Blasingame chart with the production data of gas wells under pseudo-steady flow. Secondly, …

Reservoir Properties And Gas Production Difference Between No.15 Coal And No.3 Coal In Zhengzhuang Block, Southern Qinshui Basin, Zhang Cong, Li Mengxi, Feng Shuren, Hu Qiujia, Qiao Maopo, Wu Dingquan, Yu Jiasheng, Li Kexin

Coal Geology & Exploration

With the in-depth exploration and development of coalbed methane (CBM), the development differences between different strata in the same region are gradually emerging. Deepening the understanding of reservoir is crucial to formulate development strategies. Taking the Zhengzhuang Block in the southern Qinshui Basin as an example, in the past, the focus was on the main No.3 coal resources. With the stimulation demand in this block, the CBM needs to be gradually recovered in multiple layers. In this paper, the CBM resource of No.15 coal is analyzed. Comparative analysis with well developed No.3 CBM resources is carried to probe into the …

Acid Fracturing Technology Of Deep Cbm Wells And Its Field Test In Daning-Jixian Block, Liu Changsong, Zhao Haifeng, Chen Shuai, Zhen Huaibin, Wang Chengwang

Coal Geology & Exploration

There are abundant deep coalbed methane resources in China, but the coupling problem of coal reservoir reconstruction technology and deep geological quality conditions needs to be solved urgently. With Daning-Jixian Block as the geological background, the feasibility of volumetric fracturing is evaluated from the perspective of rock mechanical parameters of the No.8 coal seam in a deep layer of the block, and verified by the indoor triaxial acid fracturing model experiment, in order to explore the coal reservoir reconstruction technology under deep geological conditions. Based on the above basic research, the volume acid fracturing technology characterized by high displacement, low …

Practice And Understanding Of Coalbed Methane Co-Production In Zhijin Area, Guizhou, Li Jiaxin, Chen Zhenlong, Guo Tao

Coal Geology & Exploration

Guizhou Province is a typical area where thin-to-medium thick coalbeds are developed, where the resource endowment characteristics, including multiple coalbeds, small thickness, low permeability, high in-situ stress and multi-layer superposition of pressure system, lead to the difficulties in localization of the mainstream technologies at home and abroad for the development of coalbed methane (CBM) and the utilization of CBM resources. The particularity of these geological characteristics of the multiple and thin CBM determines the obvious selectivity of technologies for its development, and thus the co-production of multiple coalbeds becomes the essential method for effective development and utilization of CBM resources …

Lithofacies And Sedimentary Environment Evolution Of The Shan2 3 Sub-Member Transitional Shale Of The Shanxi Formation In The Daning-Jixian Area, Eastern Ordos Basin, Sun Yue, Jiang Yuqiang, Xiong Xianyue, Li Xingtao, Li Shuxin, Qiu Zhen, Sun Xiongwei

Coal Geology & Exploration

The Shan₂ ³ Sub-member transitional facies shale of the Permian Shanxi Formation in the eastern margin of the Ordos Basin is a crucial target for future unconventional oil and gas exploration. Based on field outcrop observation, core description and thin-section identification, combined with X-ray diffraction, trace elements test and other analyses, four types of shale lithofacies were identified, including siliceous, siliceous-argillaceous, calcareous-siliceous (or siliceous-calcareous) and argillaceous lithofacies. The petrological characteristics and geochemical indicators show that the depositional environment of the Shan₂ ³ Sub-member inherited the epicontinental sea pattern with relatively gentle topography of the late Taiyuan Epoch. The …

Stable-Production Period Prediction Method And Application In High-Rank Coalbed Methane Wells：A Case Study Of Fanzhuang-Zhengzhuang Block In Southern Qinshui Basin, Hu Qiujia, Jia Huimin, Zhang Cong, Fan Bin, Mao Chonghao, Zhang Qing

Coal Geology & Exploration

The prediction of stable-production period of Coalbed Methane (CBM) wells is of great significance to the prediction of reasonable stable gas rate and optimization of drainage strategy. Based on mass production data of different well types in Fanzhuang-Zhengzhuang Block, southern Qinshui Basin, the basic concepts of stable-production stage and period of CBM wells are clarified, and the empirical formula for the prediction of stable-production period is proposed and its influencing factors are analyzed. The results show that the CBM well keeps stable production by continuously reducing the bottom-hole-flowing pressure JHH, and the stable-production period is the time required for the …

Table Of Contents, The Editors

Coal Geology & Exploration

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Stress Sensitivity Characteristics And Control Mechanism Of Different Coal Rank Reservoirs, Sun Fenjin, Yang Jiaosheng, Wang Meizhu, Sun Bin, Zhang Jidong, Zhao Yang, Deng Ze

Coal Geology & Exploration

The stress sensitivity of coal reservoir reduces the permeability, which in turn affects the productivity of coalbed methane (CBM)wells. So how to reduce this effect from stress sensitivity deserves further study in the CBM wells drainage process. To clarify the stress sensitivity characteristic and differences of different rank coal reservoirs, coal samples collected respectively from Fanzhuang block (high rank coal), Baode block (medium rank coal) and Erlian Basin (low rank lignite) were employed in this study. The stress sensitivity experiments of different rank coal samples were systematically carried out during loading and unloading process. Meanwhile, stress sensitivity mechanism was analyzed. …

Optimum Selection Of Favorable Areas For Multi-Layer Cbm Mining And Reservoir Characterstics In North Yunnan And Guizhou Exploration Area, Sun Bin, Tian Wenguang, Yang Zhaobiao, Yang Minfang, Li Cunlei

Coal Geology & Exploration

Due to the abundance of coal-bearing synclines, multiple seams and high gas content, the exploration area in North Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces is an important expansion block in the periphery of Junlian County. Based on a large number of coalfield holes and test wells, the geological conditions of CBM are analyzed, and the optimization and evaluation method of multi-layer favorable area is established, i.e. multi-level fuzzy mathematics plus key indicators. Firstly, the evaluation model is constructed based on hierarchical optimization, and the key indicators are determined as co-mining coefficient, coal structure and gas content. The co-mining coefficient is composed of …

Damage Mechanism Of Cbm Reservoirs And Double-Layered Screen Pipes In The Horizontal Well Completion, Xian Bao'an, Zhang Long, Ha Erheng Tu’Ersong, Yu Peng, Wang Kai, Zhang Yafei, Zhang Yang, Wang Sanshuai, Li Zongyuan

Coal Geology & Exploration

Coal reservoirs have the characteristics of high adsorption, low permeability, easy compression and easy breakage. At the drilling and completing stage of horizontal coalbed methane wells, coal reservoir damage often occurs and leads to a significant reduction in coal seam permeability, thereby resulting in single well production. Through experimental analysis, the solid phase particles in drilling and completion fluids for horizontal well and the solid phase components induced by fluid flow are found to block the micro-fractures in the coal reservoir, and the damage mechanism for coal reservoir is elucidated to the drilling and completion reservoir of the horizontal well …

Construction Concept Of Integrated Geological Engineering Platform For Coalbed Methane, Li Guihong, Zhao Peipei, Wu Xinbo

Coal Geology & Exploration

The production of coalbed methane (CBM) wells in China is generally low, and the CBM geological research is seriously divorced from the engineering, so it is urgent to introduce the idea of geological engineering integration, which is helpful to form a scientific engineering decision. In this paper, the idea of constructing a CBM geological engineering integration platform is proposed, and its business framework and function framework are built. Various professional software tools are integrated, such as Petrel for geological modeling, compass for drilling and completion design, MFrac for fracturing design, and CBM-SIM for reservoir numerical simulation. An integrated shared database …

Geosteering Technology And Application In Horizontal Wells For Coal Measure Tight Gas Reservoirs In The Areas Of Low Exploration Degree：Taking Dj-P37 Bore Field As An Example, Zhang Wen, Zhang Lei, Huang Li, Li Xiaogang, Shi Shi, Sun Xuedong, Zhao Longmei, Dai Ruirui, Tong Jiangnan

Coal Geology & Exploration

In the 2D seismic area, the reservoir with a low well control degree, frontal sedimentary of the meandering river's delta and other complex lithology reservoirs, the drilling ratio of reservoirs is low when horizontal wells are implemented. The application of the geosteering technology combining the iterative updating of 3D geologic models and geologic-engineering integration has been gradually extensive. Multiple tight sandstone reservoirs, such as the Beichagou sandstone in the Shan₂ ³ Submember of the Shanxi Formation, develop in the Neopaleozoic coal measure at the southeastern margin of the Ordos Basin. Among them, the DJ-P37 bore field of the Daning–Jixian …

Wastewater-Informed Public Health Intervention Playbook

Sustain Magazine

As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic quickly spread from country to country and continent to continent in 2020, governments and scientists needed a way to track COVID-19 through populations in order to position public health interventions in the most impactful locations. Having a decision-based risk framework may help to guide policy creation that could minimize or prevent possible outbreaks and surges of infection within communities. The University of Louisville in partnership with Louisville’s Department of Public Health and Wellness tested this strategy in 2021 and 2022. This Wastewater-Informed Public Health Intervention Playbook describes the decisions and actions of that academic and public …

Enrofloxacin And Sulfamethoxazole Sorption On Carbonized Leonardite: Kinetics, Isotherms, Influential Effects, And Antibacterial Activity Toward S. Aureus Atcc 25923, Chanat Chokejaroenrat, Chainarong Sakulthaew, Khomson Satchasataporn, Daniel D. Snow, Tarik E. Ali, Mohammed A. Assiri, Apichon Watcharenwong, Saksit Imman, Nopparat Suriyachai, Torpong Kreetachat

Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications

Excessive antibiotic use in veterinary applications has resulted in water contamination and potentially poses a serious threat to aquatic environments and human health. The objective of the current study was to quantify carbonized leonardite (cLND) adsorption capabilities to remove sulfamethoxazole (SMX)- and enrofloxacin (ENR)-contaminated water and to determine the microbial activity of ENR residuals on cLND following adsorption. The cLND samples prepared at 450^oC and 850^oC (cLND450 and cLND550, respectively) were evaluated for structural and physical characteristics and adsorption capabilities based on adsorption kinetics and isotherm studies. The low pyrolysis temperature of cLND resulted in a …

Permafrost Landscape History Shapes Fluvial Chemistry, Ecosystem Carbon Balance, And Potential Trajectories Of Future Change, Scott Zolkos, Suzanne E. Tank, Steven V. Kokelj, Robert G. Striegl, Sarah Shakil, Carolina Voigt, Oliver Sonnentag, William L. Quinton, Edward A.G. Schuur, Donatella Zona, Peter M. Lafleur, Ryan C. Sullivan, Masahito Ueyama, David Billesbach, David Cook, Elyn R. Humphreys, Philip Marsh

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications

Intensifying permafrost thaw alters carbon cycling by mobilizing large amounts of terrestrial substrate into aquatic ecosystems. Yet, few studies have measured aquatic carbon fluxes and constrained drivers of ecosystem carbon balance across heterogeneous Arctic landscapes. Here, we characterized hydrochemical and landscape controls on fluvial carbon cycling, quantified fluvial carbon fluxes, and estimated fluvial contributions to ecosystem carbon balance across 33 watersheds in four ecoregions in the continuous permafrost zone of the western Canadian Arctic: unglaciated uplands, ice-rich moraine, and organic-rich lowlands and till plains. Major ions, stable isotopes, and carbon speciation and fluxes revealed patterns in carbon cycling across ecoregions …

Developing Positive Thermal Coefficient (Ptc) Heaters For Solar Electric Cooking, Katarina Ivana Brekalo, Andrew Shepherd

Physics

Positive Thermal Coefficients, PTCs, are materials that abruptly change in resistance in response to changes in temperature. The purpose of this experiment is to explore the viability of using the switching type ceramic PTC thermistor as a replacement for current resistive heaters. These types of PTCs have a nonlinear change in resistance with increases in temperature. This device will be used as a temperature-controlling heating element intended to power an Insulated Solar Electric Cooker (ISEC). The ISEC is designed to cook meals throughout the day for impacted communities as an alternative cooking method that doesn’t require biofuel as an energy …

Influence Of Defects On In-Plane Dynamic Properties Of Hexagonal Ligament Chiral Structures, Ning An, Xunwen Su, Dongmei Zhu, Mileta M. Tomovic

Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

Although the six-ligament chiral structure has many unique properties, due to its special structure, the stress concentration is prone to defects. In addition, additive manufacturing is also prone to defects. This paper studies the effect of defects, which is helpful for the better application of the six-ligament chiral structure. Several new six-ligament chiral structures with random and concentrated defects were designed to explore the effects of the defects on the in-plane dynamic properties. The structures were studied with the finite element ANSYS/LSDYNA numerical simulation and experimental methods. According to the defect-free six-ligament chiral structures exhibiting different deformation modes at different …

2022 Fall Engr333 Project Assignment, Matthew K. Heun

ENGR 333

The Fall 2022 ENGR333 project focused on sustainable heating for Calvin University.

I asked the students “What would it take to eliminate Calvin’s natural gas-related net CO2 emissions?”

Matt Kucinski (Calvin PR) wrote a story about the project. President Boer wrote a complementary post about the students’ work on LinkedIn.

Customer

The customer for this project was Dr. Wiebe Boer, President of Calvin University.

Table Of Contents, The Editors

Coal Geology & Exploration

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Experimental Study On The Mechanical Properties Of Coal-Like Materials For Hydraulic Fracturing Simulation, Zhai Cheng, Zheng Yangfeng, Yu Xu, Xu Jizhao, Sun Yong, Cong Yuzhou, Tang Wei, Li Yujie, Zhu Xinyu, Chen Aikun

Coal Geology & Exploration

Simulation experiments on hydraulic fracturing of the coal seam in the laboratory are an effective method to study the mechanism of fracturing and enhancing permeability of coal-rock mass by hydraulic fracturing in coal mines. However, the technology in-situ sampling for large-size coal mass is immature, and the existing large-size coal samples are mostly taken from the stress-relaxation area, which can be further damaged in the transportation and preparation processes, causing large dispersion in test results. Therefore, The use of coal-like materials is a viable option to replace large-size raw coal for hydraulic fracturing simulation experiments. The mechanical properties of coal-like …

High-Efficiency Regional Gas Drainage Model After Hydraulic Fracturing Of Comb-Shaped Long Boreholes In The Roof Of Broken Soft And Low Permeability Coal Seam, Chen Dongdong, Wang Jianli, Jia Bingyi, Xi Jie

Coal Geology & Exploration

Advanced management of gas enrichment area is an important guarantee to realize safe, efficient and intelligent mining in coal mine. Aiming at the problem of high-efficiency gas drainage in broken and soft coal seam region, taking No.3 coal seam in Hancheng mining area as the research object, a gas drainage mode of comb-shaped long borehole hydraulic fracturing in the roof of coal seam is proposed. The applicability of the model is verified by means of theoretical analysis, numerical simulation and field test, and the fracture propagation law, gas drainage mechanism, and fracturing curve features of comb-shaped borehole in adjacent roof …

Experimental Study Of Hydraulic Fracture Evolution With Materials Similar To The Structural Plane, Li Quangui, Wu Xiaobin, Hu Qianting, Liu Le, Shi Jialin, Song Mingyang

Coal Geology & Exploration

The structural plane extensively occurs in coal measures, and is one of the key factors affecting the hydraulic fracturing effect of coal/rock. The fabrication time and filling material types of the structural plane were adjusted to obtain the coal/rock specimens without the filling structural plane, or the coal/rock specimens with the filling structural plane. The physical experiment for hydraulic fracturing was carried out to find out the effect and action mechanism of the structural plane type and injected flow rate on hydraulic fracture extension. As indicated by the result, in the condition of the injected flow rate of 50 mL/min, …

Analysis And Prospect Of Precise Prevention And Control Technical System Ahead Of Large Areas And Time For Gas Disasters In China, Liu Cheng, Sun Dongling, Wu Wenbin, Li Liangwei, Sun Zhongguang

Coal Geology & Exploration

To meet the rapid development of coal mine automation and intelligent production and the urgent need for rapid prevention and regional management outburst, and to promote the development of the gas disaster control technology system in large areas of coal mines, this paper aims to solve the problem of traditional coal seam drilling gas drainage technology, which is “not deep enough to be drilled and cannot be pumped out and cannot be tested.” It analyzes the application effects of technical equipment such as directional drilling, surface wells, staged hydraulic fracturing, deep hole sampling, and detection while drilling in various geological …

Hydrochemical Characteristics And Source Analysis Of Deep Groundwater In Qianyingzi Coal Mine, Chen Kai, Liu Qimeng, Liu Yu, Peng Weihua, Wang Zitao, Zhao Xiang

Coal Geology & Exploration

The shallow coal resources in China have been gradually depleted. Under the condition that the deep coal exploitation has been started, the threat from the high-artesian limestone water at the coal seam floor is greater. Deep understanding of the hydrochemical composition control mechanism in the aquifer of the mine area is an important scientific precondition for pertinently carrying out water hazard prevention and control. In order to find out the qualitative and quantitative sources of the conventional ions which in the deep ground water of the Anhui Qianyingzi Coal Mine, the 22 conventional ion concentrations in limestone water were analyzed …

Abnormal Response Characteristic Simulation During Transient Electromagnetic Detection In Mine Borehole, Zhang Jun

Coal Geology & Exploration

Conventional mine transient electromagnetic advance detection method is greatly influenced by the condition outside of the mine, which leads to the inaccurate location in anomalous body detection. In order to solve this problem, an advance detection method for measuring the three-component signals of the transient electromagnetic field in the down-hole borehole was proposed to carry out numerical simulation for the abnormal response characteristics from the different locations of the plane where the receiving coil is located and the different orientations of the anomalous body. The principle of borehole transient electromagnetic detection was analyzed, and the test design and construction design …

Study Of Advance Elaborate Detection With Transient Electromagnetic Method For Mine With Closed Poor Boreholes, Huang Zhongzheng, Jiang Guoqing, Wang Jun, Cheng Jiulong, Ma Zhi, Tian Chuxiao, Xin Chengtao

Coal Geology & Exploration

Closed poor boreholes connect aquifers at some degree to form well concealed water diversion channels, which poses a water hazard threat on either tunneling or working bench recovery. In order to discuss the effectiveness of using the transient electromagnetic method in the advance detection of closed poor boreholes for the mine, the 3D geologic-geophysical model of the closed poor boreholes in front of the tunneling working bench was established based on the full-space transient electromagnetic theory to simulate and study the response characteristics of the full-space transient electromagnetic field in the influence area model of closed poor boreholes. As indicated …

Experimental Study On Nondestructive Testing Of Anchor Cable In Pumped Storage Power Station, Yan Liangping, Zhou Liming, Cui Botao, Wang Bolin, Lu Jiangang

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to demonstrate the effect of elastic wave reflection method, the nondestructive testing test of anchor cables was carried out at the bank slope of Fukang Pumped Storage Power Station in Xinjiang. On the basis of the basic theory of elastic wave reflection method, the anchor cable sensor is embedded, and the data acquisition, signal excitation position and wave velocity of anchor body in the process of nondestructive testing of anchor cable are systematically studied. The following results are obtained: When the receiving sensor position is fixed and the excitation part is the steel strand where the receiving sensor …

Development And Application Of A Retractable Slip Overshot In Underground Coal Mines, Wu Tao

Coal Geology & Exploration

The stuck and buried drills in underground coal mines often lead to accidents of broken drill pipes in the holes. At present, the success rate of the commonly used fishing methods of male and female fishing tap buckle is low, which not only consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, but also affects the production progress of coal mining. Based on this, a retractable slip overshot with the structural design of the cooperation between the slips and the outer cylinder through the wedge-shaped spiral surface has been proposed, which converts the pull-out force of the drill rod into a …

Study On Long-Distance Fixed-Point Sealed Coring Technology In Broken-Soft Coal Seam, Long Weicheng, Sun Siqing, Chen Jian

Coal Geology & Exploration

With the rapid development of mining, drilling and other technologies in the field of coal mine and the increasing demand for enhancing production and profit in the coal mine, the demand is increasingly urgent for detection of coal seam gas content in the initial stage. In recent years, the gas content measurement technology of underground long borehole high-pressure water sealed coring has been applied in the medium hard coal seam mining area with remarkable effects, but its application is limited in broken-soft coal seam. A number of issues are encountered that easy breakup of coal core sample, easy wall collapse …