Report of Investigations 8195: Longwall Gob Degasification with Surface Ventilation Boreholes Above the Lower Kittaning Coalbed

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• Journal Article:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 8195
• Personal Author:
  Moore, T. D. Jr. ; Deul, Maurice ; Kissell, Fred N.
• Description:
  Methane emission from two surface gob-degasification boreholes was measured by the Bureau of Mines. The investigation took place during mining of a 3,200-foot longwall panel in the Lower Kittanning coalbed in central Pennsylvania. The first hole was 500 feet from the start of mining, and the second hole was 2,200 feet. The first hole went on natural draft as soon as the longwall face passed it. This caused the methane flow in the return entries to drop 75 pct. In the 6 months required to complete the panel, the two holes emitted 69 MMCF of methane in varying percentages of concentration in air. In 3 years, the holes emitted a total of 150 MMCF of methane. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Engineering Mining Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Ventilation; Mine-gases; Mining-industry; Methanes; Methane-drainage; Methane-control; Explosive-gases; Explosive-atmospheres; Underground-mining; Coal-mining; Control-technology; Engineering-controls
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 8195, 1976 Jan; :1-13
• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; NIOSH Numbered Publications  
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10000675
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-262189
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methane (CAS RN 74-82-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:89e22a25620ef4f76d9939e91b99b6cafa78a79112a149bf0b75e1558b4ef1dbeb1ff24764dfc8f009111638d9ce3c9ad293e90450b22a96df8f910d2d838938
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/9253/cdc_9253_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 648.99 KB ]