As 3980-1999 Guide To The Determination of Gas Content of Coal - Direct Desorption Method
As 3980-1999 Guide To The Determination of Gas Content of Coal - Direct Desorption Method
As 3980-1999 Guide To The Determination of Gas Content of Coal - Direct Desorption Method
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Originated as AS 3980—1991.
Second edition 1999.
PREFACE
This Guide was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee MN/1, Coal and Coke, to
provide guidelines on the testing of coal samples for gas content. This Guide supersedes
AS 3980–1991, Guide to the determination of desorbable gas content of coal seams—Direct
method.
The slow desorption method outlined in this Guide is based on the direct method developed
by the US Bureau of Mines *.
In the future, the scope may be extended to include other direct and indirect methods.
Changes to the 1991 edition of AS 3980 are—
(a) inclusion of the minimum requirements for conforming with AS 3980;
(b) revision of the slow desorption method; and
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* DIAMOND, W.P. and LEVINE, J.R., Direct method determination of the gas content of coal:
Procedure and results. Report of Investigations 8815, US Bureau of Mines.
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CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD .........................................................................................................................4
1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................6
2 APPLICATION ...........................................................................................................6
3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................6
4 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................6
5 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SATISFYING THIS GUIDE ......................................7
6 PRINCIPLE.................................................................................................................8
7 APPARATUS..............................................................................................................8
8 PREPARATION FOR FIELD TESTING ..................................................................12
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9 SAMPLE PREPARATION........................................................................................13
10 MEASURING GAS QUANTITIES—SLOW DESORPTION METHOD .................14
11 MEASURING GAS QUANTITIES—FAST DESORPTION METHOD...................15
12 CALCULATIONS.....................................................................................................16
13 TEST REPORT .........................................................................................................17
APPENDICES
A EXPLANATIONS OF GAS CONTENT OF COAL..................................................18
B FACTORS AFFECTING PRECISION AND ACCURACY......................................22
C EQUATION FOR CORRECTING DESORBED GAS VOLUMES TO
STANDARD CONDITIONS.....................................................................................26
D EXAMPLE OF DESORBABLE GAS CONTENT CALCULATION FOR A
SURFACE BOREHOLE USING TOP FEEDING.....................................................28
E EQUATION FOR CALCULATING GAS COMPOSITION ON AN AIR
FREE BASIS.............................................................................................................33
AS 3980—1999 4
FOREWORD
Indirect methods are based upon either the gas absorption characteristics of coal under a
given pressure and temperature condition, or upon other empirical data, obtained from
existing mines, that relate the gas content of coal to such other parameters as coal rank,
depth of cover or gas emission rate.
The direct method as set out in this Guide is intended to provide a uniform basis for
comparison of gas content within and between coal mining areas. The Guide seeks to ensure
that comparable data are collected and reported in a variety of forms to satisfy the
characterization of the seam gas content.
In many circumstances, measurement of part of the desorbable gas may commence under
field conditions and in some instances both the lost gas and the measurable gas content will
be determined in the field. The accuracy of the result may be affected if the apparatus and
ambient conditions are not of a standard that may be available in a laboratory. Users of the
Guide should make themselves familiar with the effect that the following factors may have
on the accuracy of the final result. The factors are listed in order of their effect on the
accuracy of the result:
(a) System leakage.
(b) Origin and condition of the sample (e.g. core sample, lump sample, method of coring
and rate of core retrieval).
(c) Solubility of carbon dioxide in water.
(d) Partial pressure effects on the equilibrium end-point for desorption.
(e) Desorption rate of the sample and the time that has elapsed prior to containment
(effect on lost gas calculation).
(f) Temperature variation between seam temperature and ambient (laboratory or field)
temperature (effect on initial desorption rate).
(g) Barometric pressure (effect on the rate of desorption).
(h) Borehole back pressure.
(i) Sample mass (e.g. wet or dry).
(j) Accuracy of the measuring apparatus.
These factors are discussed in detail in Appendix B.
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With reference to the above, users of the Guide should understand the purpose for which the
results will be used:
‘The purpose for which the answer is needed determines the accuracy required and
ordinarily also the method of measurement employed’—Eisenhardt and Churchill*
With reasonable care to the process of measurement, the methods described in this Guide
should deliver an interlaboratory variability of approximately 15%.
At the time of preparing this document inter-laboratory comparison tests were in progress
and the causes for variation between laboratories were not fully resolved. Persons wishing
to use these techniques should be aware of the issues and limitations outlined in the
body of this Guide and the Appendices.
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*
EISENHARDT and CHURCHILL, Realistic Evaluation of the Precision and Accuracy of Instrument
Calibration Systems, Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards – C Engineering and
Instrumentation Vol 67C, No. 2, April – June 1963.
AS 3980—1999 6
STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
Australian Standard
Guide to the determination of gas content of coal—Direct desorption
method
1 SCOPE
This Guide describes methods for the determination of the gas content of coal by
desorption, using samples obtained by surface drilling and from underground. It sets out
guidelines for the equipment construction, sample preparation and testing procedure, and
method of calculation.
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This Guide covers the following two direct methods, which vary only in the time allowed
for the gas to desorb from the intact bore core prior to final crushing:
(a) The slow desorption method.
(b) The fast desorption method.
The Guide is confined to the direct method, using lump or core samples. The gas content
determination using cuttings from drilling is not covered in this document.
The interpretation of the results does not fall within the scope of the document.
Desorption fundamentals and limitations to the method are discussed in Appendices A and
B.
2 APPLICATION
This Guide aims to provide more uniform testing procedures for both the slow desorption
and the fast desorption methods. Variations from the testing procedure should be reported
so that the basis for the particular method used is easily understood.
This Guide will find application among mine operators, exploration and environmental
personnel both in the coal mining industry and the associated field of the commercialization
of gas reserves contained within coal seams.
3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
The following documents are referred to in this Guide:
AS
1038 Coal and coke—Analysis and testing
1038.3 Part 3: Proximate analysis of higher rank coal
1038.21.2 Part 21.2: Higher rank coal and coke—Relative density—Lump sample
1210 Pressure vessels
2163 Laboratory glassware—Measuring cylinders
2418 Coal and coke—Glossary of terms
4 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Guide, the definitions given in AS 2418 and those below apply.
NOTE: The gas quantities defined are calculated to a temperature of 20°C and a pressure of
1 atmosphere. (1 atmosphere = 101.325 kPa.)
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