RESEARCH ARTICLE


Prediction on Water-flowing Fractured Region Based on 3D Simulation Technology



Cai Zi-Zhao1, *, Zhang Fa-Wang2, Xu Wei3, Chen Li1
1 Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050061, China
2 Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin, Guanxi 541044, China
3 Hebei Prospecting Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050021, China


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Abstract

Caving zone and fractured zone both appear in the Changzhi Basin in China as the a large number of coal are mined from the area. Based on ore cluster mining and on GIS (Geographic Information System) technology, in the paper, it combines the 3-D (three dimensional) simulation technology and adopts the spacial interpolation method to develop the 3-D stratigraphic model of the studied region, the 3D stratigraphic model and the division idea which is applicable for the study region are obtained. The virtual drilling technology is applied to obtain precise stratigraphic data and calculate the heights of the caving zone and fractured zone of Changzhi Basin, their relative locations to the overlying aquifer and the water-flowing fractured region of influence based on computer-simulated data are both analyzed. In addition, it also puts forward the concept of effective water-flowing fractured rate, which lays a solid foundation for further study on the heterogeneous evolution of the spatial structure of regional aquifers after the coal mining which also can provide a data support for future studies on the heterogeneous evolution features of water-bearing media.

Keywords: 3D stratigraphic model, GIS, Inverse distance interpolation method, Prediction, Virtual drilling.