Application of the directional hydraulic fracturing at Berezovskaya Mine

2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu. M. Lekontsev ◽  
P. V. Sazhin
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Directional Hydraulic Fracturing

scholarly journals Directional Hydraulic Fracturing (DHF) of the Roof, as an Element of Rock Burst Prevention in the Light of Underground Observations and Numerical Modelling

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 562
Author(s):  
Marek Jendryś ◽  
Andrzej Hadam ◽  
Mateusz Ćwiękała
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Rock Burst ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Seismic Activity ◽  
Black Coal ◽  
Directional Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Face

The following article analyzes the effectiveness of directional hydraulic fracturing (DHF) as a method of rock burst prevention, used in black coal mining with a longwall system. In order to define changes in seismic activity due to DHF at the “Rydułtowy” Black Coal Mine (Upper Silesia, Poland), observations were made regarding the seismic activity of the rock mass during coal mining with a longwall system using roof layers collapse. The seismic activity was recorded in the area of the longwall itself, where, on a part of the runway, the rock mass was expanded before the face of the wall by interrupting the continuity of the rock layers using DHF. The following article presents measurements in the form of the number and the shock energy in the area of the observed longwall, which took place before and after the use of DHF. The second part of the article unveils the results of numerical modeling using the discrete element method, allowing to track the formation of goafs for the variant that does not take DHF into consideration, as well as with modeled fractures tracing DHF carried out in accordance with the technology used at “Rydułtowy” coal mine.

scholarly journals Numerical simulation of the laws of fracture propagation of multi-hole linear co-directional hydraulic fracturing

2021 ◽  
pp. 014459872198899
Author(s):  
Weiyong Lu ◽  
Changchun He
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Hydraulic Fracture ◽  
Minimum Principle ◽  
Fracture Propagation ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Rock Breaking ◽  
Hydraulic Fractures ◽  
Directional Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Fracture Intersection ◽  
Expansion Stage

Directional rupture is one of the most important and most common problems related to rock breaking. The goal of directional rock breaking can be effectively achieved via multi-hole linear co-directional hydraulic fracturing. In this paper, the XSite software was utilized to verify the experimental results of multi-hole linear co-directional hydraulic fracturing., and its basic law is studied. The results indicate that the process of multi-hole linear co-directional hydraulic fracturing can be divided into four stages: water injection boost, hydraulic fracture initiation, and the unstable and stable propagation of hydraulic fracture. The stable expansion stage lasts longer and produces more microcracks than the unstable expansion stage. Due to the existence of the borehole-sealing device, the three-dimensional hydraulic fracture first initiates and expands along the axial direction in the bare borehole section, then extends along the axial direction in the non-bare hole section and finally expands along the axial direction in the rock mass without the borehole. The network formed by hydraulic fracture in rock is not a pure plane, but rather a curved spatial surface. The curved spatial surface passes through both the centre of the borehole and the axial direction relative to the borehole. Due to the boundary effect, the curved spatial surface goes toward the plane in which the maximum principal stress occurs. The local ground stress field is changed due to the initiation and propagation of hydraulic fractures. The propagation direction of the fractures between the fracturing boreholes will be deflected. A fracture propagation pressure that is greater than the minimum principle stress and a tension field that is induced in the leading edge of the fracture end, will aid to fracture intersection; as a result, the possibility of connecting the boreholes will increase.

Directional hydraulic fracturing (DHF) using oriented perforations: The role of micro-crack heterogeneity

2021 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 104471
Author(s):  
Qingsheng Bai ◽  
Heinz Konietzky ◽  
Cun Zhang ◽  
Binwei Xia
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Directional Hydraulic Fracturing

scholarly journals Fully Coupled Multi-Scale Model for Gas Extraction from Coal Seam Stimulated by Directional Hydraulic Fracturing

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (21) ◽  
pp. 4720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ge ◽  
Zhang ◽  
Sun ◽  
Hu
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Hydraulic Fracture ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Directional Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Coal Mine Methane ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Fully Coupled

Although numerous studies have tried to explain the mechanism of directional hydraulic fracturing in a coal seam, few of them have been conducted on gas migration stimulated by directional hydraulic fracturing during coal mine methane extraction. In this study, a fully coupled multi-scale model to stimulate gas extraction from a coal seam stimulated by directional hydraulic fracturing was developed and calculated by a finite element approach. The model considers gas flow and heat transfer within the hydraulic fractures, the coal matrix, and cleat system, and it accounts for coal deformation. The model was verified using gas amount data from the NO.8 coal seam at Fengchun mine, Chongqing, Southwest China. Model simulation results show that slots and hydraulic fracture can expand the area of gas pressure drop and decrease the time needed to complete the extraction. The evolution of hydraulic fracture apertures and permeability in coal seams is greatly influenced by the effective stress and coal matrix deformation. A series of sensitivity analyses were performed to investigate the impacts of key factors on gas extraction time of completion. The study shows that hydraulic fracture aperture and the cleat permeability of coal seams play crucial roles in gas extraction from a coal seam stimulated by directional hydraulic fracturing. In addition, the reasonable arrangement of directional boreholes could improve the gas extraction efficiency. A large coal seam dip angle and high temperature help to enhance coal mine methane extraction from the coal seam.

scholarly journals Control Technology of Surface Movement Scope with Directional Hydraulic Fracturing Technology in Longwall Mining: A Case Study

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 3480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanjie Feng ◽  
Wenbing Guo ◽  
Feiya Xu ◽  
Daming Yang ◽  
Weiqiang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Longwall Mining ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Surface Subsidence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Surface Movement ◽  
Directional Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Overlying Strata

Mining-induced surface subsidence causes a series of environmental hazards and social problems, including farmland destruction, waterlogging and building damage in the subsidence area. To reduce mining damages, an innovative method of controlling the surface movement scope via artificial weak planes generated by hydraulic fracturing technology was proposed in this paper. Numerical models were built to analyze the influence of weak planes with different heights and dips on the overlying strata movement. The numerical simulation results showed that the weak planes structure cut off the development of the overlying strata displacement to the surface and affected the surface movement scope. When the weak planes’ dips were bigger than the angle of critical deformation, with the increase of the weak planes’ heights (0–120 m) the advance angle of influence changed from 53.61° to 59.15°, and the advance distance of influence changed from 173.31 m to 140.27 m which decreased by 30.04 m. In applications at Sihe coal mine in China, directional hydraulic fracturing technology was used in panel 5304 to form artificial weak planes in overlying strata. The measured surface subsidence and deformation value met the numerical simulation results and the mining-induced surface movement scope reduced. Moreover, no damage occurred to the surface buildings which were predicted to be in the affected area after extraction. This technology provided a new method to protect the surface structures from damages and had great benefits for the sustainable development of coal mines.

Permeability Improvement Technology of Directional Hydraulic Fracturing in Low Permeability

2014 ◽  
Vol 599-601 ◽  
pp. 385-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Xi Chen ◽  
Rui Qing Bi ◽  
Wen Guang Jin ◽  
Yong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Maximum Concentration ◽  
Local Stress ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Pressure Relief ◽  
Local Stress Concentration ◽  
Directional Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Better Than

According to the conventional fracturing could easily lead to the local stress concentration of coal, the effect of pressure relief and permeability improvement is not ideal. The mechanism of directional hydraulic fracturing is analyzed and the parameters such as the layout of directional hole, the fracturing hole sealing, the minimum cracking pressure are discussed, then the field application tests are carried out. The results show that the directional hydraulic fracturing effect is better than that of ordinary fracturing hole and the maximum concentration and the average drainage scalar is respectively 3.75 times and 4 times of the ordinary hole pumping gas fracturing effects. The effect of permeability improvement is remarkable.

Field investigation into directional hydraulic fracturing for hard roof in Tashan Coal Mine

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing-Xiang Huang ◽  
Bin Yu ◽  
Feng Feng ◽  
Zhao Li ◽  
You-Zhuang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Directional Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Hard Roof
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