Exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: A case study in the ordos basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains)
The particular “rich coal, meager oil, and deficient gas” energy structure of China determines its high degree of dependence on coal resources. After over 100 years of high-intensity mining activities in Northeast China, East Region, and the Southern Region, coal mining in these areas is facing a...
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| description | The particular “rich coal, meager oil, and deficient gas” energy structure of China
determines its high degree of dependence on coal resources. After over 100 years of high-intensity
mining activities in Northeast China, East Region, and the Southern Region, coal mining in these areas
is facing a series of serious problems, which force China’s energy exploitation map to be rewritten.
New energy bases will move to the western and northern regions in the next few years. However,
overlapping phenomena of multiple resources are frequently encountered. Previous exploitation
mainly focused on coal mining, which destroys many mutualistic and accompanying resources,
such as uranium, gas, and oil. Aiming at solving this unscientific development mode, this research
presents a case study in the Ordos Basin, where uranium, coal, and gas/oil show a three-dimensional
overlapping phenomenon along the vertical downward direction. The upper uranium and lower coal
situation in this basin is remarkable; specifically, coal mining disturbs the overlaying aquifer, thus
requiring the uranium to be leached first. The technical approach must be sufficiently reliable to avoid
the leakage of radioactive elements in subsequent coal mining procedures. Hence, the unbalanced
injection and extraction of uranium mining is used to completely eradicate the discharged emissions
to the environment. The gas and oil are typically not extracted because of their deep occurrence strata
and their overlapping phenomenon with coal seams. Use of the integrated coal and gas production
method is recommended, and relevant fracturing methods to increase the gas migrating degree in the
strata are also introduced. The results and recommendations in this study are applicable in some
other areas with similarities. |
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| spelling | unimas-122172017-01-09T06:26:00Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12217/ Exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: A case study in the ordos basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains) Xiaowei, Feng Nong, Zhang Xiaoting, Chen Lianyuan, Gong Chuangxin, Lv Yu, Guo TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy The particular “rich coal, meager oil, and deficient gas” energy structure of China determines its high degree of dependence on coal resources. After over 100 years of high-intensity mining activities in Northeast China, East Region, and the Southern Region, coal mining in these areas is facing a series of serious problems, which force China’s energy exploitation map to be rewritten. New energy bases will move to the western and northern regions in the next few years. However, overlapping phenomena of multiple resources are frequently encountered. Previous exploitation mainly focused on coal mining, which destroys many mutualistic and accompanying resources, such as uranium, gas, and oil. Aiming at solving this unscientific development mode, this research presents a case study in the Ordos Basin, where uranium, coal, and gas/oil show a three-dimensional overlapping phenomenon along the vertical downward direction. The upper uranium and lower coal situation in this basin is remarkable; specifically, coal mining disturbs the overlaying aquifer, thus requiring the uranium to be leached first. The technical approach must be sufficiently reliable to avoid the leakage of radioactive elements in subsequent coal mining procedures. Hence, the unbalanced injection and extraction of uranium mining is used to completely eradicate the discharged emissions to the environment. The gas and oil are typically not extracted because of their deep occurrence strata and their overlapping phenomenon with coal seams. Use of the integrated coal and gas production method is recommended, and relevant fracturing methods to increase the gas migrating degree in the strata are also introduced. The results and recommendations in this study are applicable in some other areas with similarities. MDPI AG 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12217/1/No%2034%20%28abstark%29.pdf Xiaowei, Feng and Nong, Zhang and Xiaoting, Chen and Lianyuan, Gong and Chuangxin, Lv and Yu, Guo (2016) Exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: A case study in the ordos basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains). Energies, 9 (2). pp. 1-15. ISSN 19961073 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84959355257&partnerID=40&md5=305e1b21e730a95834a06a9a3bb97115 10.3390/en9020119 |
| spellingShingle | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy Xiaowei, Feng Nong, Zhang Xiaoting, Chen Lianyuan, Gong Chuangxin, Lv Yu, Guo Exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: A case study in the ordos basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains) |
| title | Exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: A case study in the ordos basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains) |
| title_full | Exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: A case study in the ordos basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains) |
| title_fullStr | Exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: A case study in the ordos basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: A case study in the ordos basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains) |
| title_short | Exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: A case study in the ordos basin (Western North China Craton and Southern Side of Yinshan Mountains) |
| title_sort | exploitation contradictions concerning multi-energy resources among coal, gas, oil, and uranium: a case study in the ordos basin (western north china craton and southern side of yinshan mountains) |
| topic | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy |
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