ABSTRACT

This chapter focuses on the genesis of methane in fossil coal, acceleration of the process of methane extraction from coal, and development of ways to predict and control gas-dynamic phenomena. Some parts of this chapter may be of special interest because they describe techniques for identifying, forecasting and controlling unexpected outbursts of coal, rock and gas developed in our laboratories. This chapter also discusses the •rst instrument for analyzing the amount and pressure of methane in a coal seam and its practical use for determining safe loads on mining production faces.