Abstract:
Jiangzhuang Coal Mine is located in the Tengxian Depression, a typical checkerboard structure in the southwestern Shandong region. The north ten mining area of Jiangzhuang Coal Mine is situated in the northeastern part of the mining field. The geological structure is complex, and faults are highly developed. To extend the service life of the mine, safely and reliably exploit the remaining coal resources, and improve the economic benefits of the mine, a quantitative evaluation study on the development laws of the structure in the north ten mining area was carried out. Based on the high-precision three-dimensional seismic data, the exposed geological structure during mining, and the existing drilling results in the area, and on the basis of analyzing the regional tectonic evolution, the methods of mathematical statistics, trend surface analysis, and fault density were adopted to study the nature, combination rules, and distribution directions of faults. The results show that small faults (fault drop
H < 10 m) are highly developed in the study area, accounting for 55%. The faults have a graben and horst structural combination feature, and the strike directions are mainly NNE, NE, and EW, with NNE faults being the most developed. The difference in strike directions indicates that the mine has undergone multiple tectonic events. The dip directions of faults mainly include SEE, NWW, N, and NEE, with SEE and NWW being the most common. The dip angles of faults are mostly concentrated between 65°~85°, all of which are normal faults, showing the characteristics of high-angle normal faults. Folds are developed in the northern part of the study area, and most of the folds are cut and damaged by faults, with incomplete shapes. The horizontal extension lengths of faults in the area are mainly within 1 000 m, and the fault drop is basically positively correlated with the horizontal extension length. The fault density contour map shows that the structure in the southern part of the area is more complex than that in the northern part, and small faults are more developed in the south. The trend surface analysis and deviation analysis of the bottom elevation of the 3 low coal seam and the thickness of the 3 low coal seam show that the overall structure of the area is a monocline, with shallow coal seam burial in the north and deep coal seam burial in the south. The thickness of the 3 low coal seam gradually decreases from west to east. The overall structural distribution direction of the study area is NNE, and the main structural characteristics are grabens and horsts interspersed with gentle folds, providing a scientific basis for the layout of coal mine development and safe mining. At the same time, the trend surface deviation analysis and fault density analysis can effectively avoid complex structural areas and reduce the excavation of ineffective roadways in the mine.