scholarly journals Simulation Research and Application on Response Characteristics of Detecting Water-filled Goaf by Transient Electromagnetic Method

Author(s):  
Tingye Qi ◽  
Xiaoming Pei ◽  
Guorui Feng ◽  
Huiru Wei

Abstract Water inrush disasters poses a great threat to the safe exploitation of coal resources. To solve this problem, the transient electromagnetic method(TEM) was proposed to accurately detect the water accumulation in the goaf. The electromagnetic response characteristics of different water-filled goaves were studied by electromagnetic field theory, numerical simulation and field verification. Through the models of 100% water accumulation, 50% water accumulation, 0% water accumulation, 100% water accumulation with collapsed rock, 50% water accumulation with collapsed rock and 0% water accumulation with collapsed rock goaf, the characteristics of induced voltage attenuation curves were studied. Meanwhile, the relationship between the attenuation voltage value and area of the transmitting coil and the depth of the goaf were also simulated. The results illustrate that the attenuation curve of induced voltage presented a regular exponential decay form in the 0% water accumulation model but existed abnormal exaltation for voltage in water-filled model. Through the linear fitting curve, it can be seen that the abnormal intensity of the induced voltage becomes stronger as the distance between the measuring point and the center of the target decrement. Moreover, the abnormal amplitude of the induced voltage increases with the rise of the water accumulation and collapsed rock will weakly reduce the low-resistance anomalous effect on the water-accumulated goaf. In addition, the response value of the attenuation voltage increased in second-order as the area of the transmitting coil increases, but decreased in third-order as the depth of the target body increases. The field detection results of the Majiliang coal mine also confirmed the theoretical analysis and the numerical simulation. The conclusions had important guiding significance for accurate detection of coal mine goaf.

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 557-567
Author(s):  
Zhihai Jiang ◽  
Lian Liu ◽  
Shucai Liu ◽  
Jianhua Yue

Many of most serious disasters in coal mines around the world are attributed to underground flooding from water-bearing goafs. To ensure the operational safety in the deeper coal seams, water-bearing goafs must be clearly mapped to prevent water inrush accidents. Existing geophysical methods cannot fully meet this requirement. Building on the merits of the transient electromagnetic method (TEM) at the surface and in the mine, we propose a surface-to-underground transient electromagnetic method (SUTEM). We first analyze the differences between the surface TEM and SUTEM with a uniform half-space model. Secondly, we establish a geophysical model for water-bearing goafs and simulate the response signals at different depths with a vector finite-element method. Finally, we conduct a field experiment of SUTEM. The results of the simulation and experiment show: 1) When the surveying line is below the water-bearing goaf, the abnormal response information is mainly focused on the ascending segment of the electromotive force (EMF) curve, and the relative difference (RD) increases with the value of h/z decrease; 2) Appling SUTEM, we can accurately map the lateral position of the water-bearing goaf with the RD.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Lin Xu ◽  
Yong Xiao ◽  
NingBo Zhang

A coal mine in Datong is an integrated mine. At present, there is goaf in the upper and lower part of the mining coal seam. There is a lot of ponding in the goaf, which has great potential safety hazards for production. In order to find out the scope and location of ponding in goaf, the comprehensive geophysical exploration method combining transient electromagnetic method and high-density resistivity method is used to carry out the research. Firstly, the time-base, turn-off time, receiving delay, current, superposition times, and other parameters of the instrument are tested on the surface of known goaf to obtain the best instrument parameters, and the parameters are used to verify the feasibility of the research scheme; then, the transient electromagnetic method is used for large-area exploration on the surface of the mine, the suspected goaf ponding area is found through comprehensive analysis, and the high-density resistivity exploration is arranged in the suspected goaf ponding area. According to the obtained results, the scope and location of the goaf ponding area are accurately located through comprehensive analysis. The results show that there are two goaf ponding areas in the exploration area, which are located above the 8# coal seam currently mined; the range and location of goaf ponding area can be accurately obtained by using the comprehensive geophysical method of high-density electrical method and transient electromagnetic method. This method can provide reference for mine water prevention and control in Datong area and has great practical significance to ensure coal mine safety production.


2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gao Chong ◽  

In view of the problem of serious water accumulation and frequent accidents in the coal mine mining area, the distribution range of Yuzhou Shenhuo Kuanfa Mining Coal (hereinafter referred to as Kuanfa Coal Mine) is detected by transient electromagnetic method. The transient electromagnetic emission wire frame is 480m × 480m, frequency is 8Hz, power supply current is 16A. The research conclusion preliminarily determines that the transient electromagnetic and controllable source audio earth electromagnetic method is applicable for the exploration of the mined space area in Yuzhou mining area, and the construction parameters provide a reliable reference for the accurate exploration of the mined space area in Kuanmining area.


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Bo Wang ◽  
Shengdong Liu ◽  
Shining Li ◽  
Fubao Zhou

With the continuous improvement of precision requirements for borehole geophysical exploration, the application of transient electromagnetic method (from now on referred to as TEM) in a borehole has become a hot spot. The conventional borehole TEM can only determine the longitudinal depth of the geological anomaly, the radial azimuth and depth cannot be resolved. A double-transmitting and sextuple-receiving borehole TEM is proposed, through which the radial anomaly is excited by the electromagnetic field generated by the double-emitting loops, and the azimuth and depth of the anomaly will be identified by the difference characteristics of the six receiving loops signals. In this paper, the response equations of the transmitting-receiving mode of double-transmitting and sextuple-receiving borehole TEM are deduced, and the response characteristics of the induction segment and the attenuation segment of the receiving loops are obtained based on the response equations under ramp function turn-off condition, providing the basis for theoretical analysis. Due to the negative value of the double-transmitting and sextuple-receiving transient electromagnetic response signals, a negative transformation algorithm under the double logarithmic coordinate system is proposed to provide the essential method for the analysis of two kinds of physical simulation experimental data of the radial azimuth and radial depth detection of the anomaly. The results show that the double-transmitting and sextuple-receiving borehole TEM has decent resolution ability in detecting the radial azimuth of the anomaly, and the effective resolution is 30°. The geometric difference among induced voltages of different measuring points can be used to evaluate the radial depth of the anomaly qualitatively. It is expected that the double-transmitting and sextuple-receiving borehole TEM can provide technical guidance for little borehole geophysical exploration in the fields of oil, natural gas, coal and basic engineering construction.


There were a lot of water hazard accidents in coal mines, due to the lacking of effective methods for the coalfield surveying. The transient electromagnetic approach is one of such methods and was applied to examine the safety surveying of coal mine in the Datong coal mines during last two decades. Although there had been many successful cases of using the methods to the surveying of gobs water, meanwhile there were some difficulties to accurately detect and measure the size and location of gob water points, which still need to refine the advance of transient electromagnetic method.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Xiao Luo ◽  
Shuang Gong ◽  
Zhonggang Huo ◽  
Hongyan Li ◽  
Xinpin Ding

Due to the influence of mining technology, some coal mines will leave mined-out areas (or goafs) in the rock mass after mining. If the distribution law and influence scope of mined-out areas cannot be accurately explored and controlled, it will bring great potential safety hazards to subsequent coal mining and cause serious harm to adjacent houses, roads, bridges, railways, and so on. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aerial survey is used to accurately acquire the three-dimensional model of the slope in the key area of Yuanbaoshan open-pit coal mine, which provides basic information for the real-time visualization of the open-pit mine and the establishment of the engineering geological research profile. And the distribution of mined-out areas and water accumulation in the coal mine are investigated in detail by using the comprehensive geophysical prospecting method of the transient electromagnetic method (TEM) and controlled source audio-frequency magnetotellurics (CSAMT). Then, the borehole detection method is used to verify the goaf range obtained from comprehensive geophysical prospecting, and the results show good consistency. In addition, based on the results of borehole exploration and the comprehensive analysis of the borehole image, the instantaneous water level elevation in goaf and the development height of the water-conducting fracture zone and caving zone are concluded. Finally, the distribution of coal mined-out areas in the exploration area is obtained, and the results show that through the use of the transient electromagnetic method and controlled source audio-frequency magnetotellurics method, combined with drilling detection methods, the purpose of accurate exploration of mined-out areas in coal mines can be achieved.


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