Advances in Geo-Resources and Geo-Energy Extraction and Exploitation: Theories, Technologies, and Numerical Simulation

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Original Research
22 November 2023

The Zharkent (eastern Ily) Basin is renowned for its low-salinity natural hot springs and geothermal wells, primarily utilized for recreational purposes. Despite the growing commercial interest, the geothermal system in this area is very poorly documented or understood. Accordingly, we conducted a multi-disciplinary study, focusing on the advanced characterization of waters from productive Cretaceous strata, along with the interpretation of geothermal gradients and reservoir recharge in a geological context. Conventional wisdom asserts that Ily is an intracratonic basin characterized by high geothermal heat in its central part and by geothermal aquifers that are rapidly replenished by meteoric water recharge via porous strata exposed on the basin margin. Our results argue for an alternative and expanded interpretation of these systems. Elevated geothermal gradients (with average of up to 40°C/km in the southern part of the basin and locally possibly up to 55°C/km) are likely associated with crustal thinning owing to the development of a pull-apart basin. Anomalously fresh water (<1 g/L) in the deep (up to 2850 m depth) Upper Cretaceous reservoir is charged laterally, predominantly by snowmelt waters from basin bounding mountains. Recharge includes both mountain-front recharge (MFR), where water infiltrates into outcrops of reservoir rock near the mountain fronts, and mountain-block recharge (MBR), characterized by deep groundwater flow through fractured, predominantly rhyolite basement rocks (as evidenced from their solutes in reservoir waters). The combination of elevated geothermal gradients, low salinity water chemistry, and excellent reservoir properties makes the studied reservoir horizon an attractive target for geothermal development. Our results are applicable to other geothermal systems in strike-slip settings across Central Asia, and potentially worldwide.

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The methods of numerical simulation and on-site measurement is used to analysis reasonable coal pillar width (CPW) and roadway support in isolated panel of extra-thick coal seam. Numerical modeling shows that a maximum vertical stress in isolated panel is 32.9 MPa, and stress concentration factor reaches 2.99, which is more affected by the mining of adjacent panel, and the peak stress on both sides is higher. By comparing the failure and deformation characteristics of different pillar widths, it is shown that a 6 m pillar can reach the load requirements of overlying strata and ensure that the roadway is in an undamaged and controllable environment. According to the asymmetry of surrounding rock deformation, the final joint control technology of asymmetric anchor cables, high intensity anchor cables, and coal pillar grouting is proposed and get good control effect on site. The research results provide guidance value for surrounding rock control under similar geological condition.

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Methods
13 January 2023

A dynamic optimization method was created to address the production schedule issue in an open-pit coal mine while taking into account the characteristics of the fuzzy structured element. The fuzzy mining capacities of all “geologically optimal push-back bodies” were then examined using the moving cove method. One of the most crucial elements in the process of open-pit coal mine production scheduling optimization is coal pricing. As a result, this work also presents a dynamic optimization technique for production scheduling that incorporates the prediction of economic time series and the generation of dynamic economic indices. An appropriate time series model is created to forecast the future coal price based on previous data on coal prices. The prediction results are used in the calculation of optimal mining body generation to dynamically obtain the optimal production scheduling model. The Baorixile Open-pit Coal Mine in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is using this method. The Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model ARIMA is constructed to anticipate the coal price in the future 23 years by evaluating and processing the coal price from 2009 to 2022, and the ideal production scheduling scheme of the mine economics is afterwards identified. The ideal fuzzy coal mining volume, the potential production life, and the fuzzy total net present value (NPV) of the annual production scheduling are all provided at the same time. The optimization findings can better give fundamental support for mine design and future production since the fuzzy problem is accurately expressed by correct formulations.

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