Research Article

Investigation on the CBM Extraction Techniques in the Broken-Soft and Low-Permeability Coal Seams in Zhaozhuang Coalmine

Table 1

Coal structure characteristics and description of Zhaozhuang coalmine.

StratumThickness/mMacrolithotypeStructureDescription

10.40~0.50SemidarkMyloniticMylonite, semidark coal, mainly in the form of scales, hand twist into powder, local visible
22.60-3.80SemibrightCataclasticMainly cataclastic coal, with thin layer of crushed coal, horizontal bedding, dip angle of 2°~3°, fissure development, fissure cut through bedding oblique crossing, a few centimeters to dozens of centimeters in length, fissure dip angle of 40° and 120°, obviously wrinkled mirror face
30.20~0.40SemidarkFragmentedMainly fragmented coal, hand twist into granules
40.30~1.20SemidarkMyloniticMylonite coal, mainly in the form of scales, hand twisted into powder. At the top of the layer, there is a thin layer of carbonaceous mudstone gangue, which can be seen locally.