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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 27.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Min Sci Technol. 2020;30(1):3–9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmst.2019.12.005

Table 1.

Cases of gas wells located in longwall chain pillars.

Case # Cover depth (m) Gas well pillar
Distance to the panel edge (m) # of casings Post-mining well condition
Width center (m) Lenght center (m) Total chain pillar width center (m) Pillar stability factor
1 293 37 42 61 1.25 16 2 Damaged 4.6 m below the coal seam.
2 240 37 42 61 1.72 15 3 Damaged 0.3 m below the coal seam.
3 277 43 43 61 1.47 13 1 Not damaged.
4 308 49 37 67 1.32 26 4 Not damaged.
5 153 41 50 58 3.80 21 4 Not damaged.
6 159 36 66 61 3.80 15 2 Not damaged.
7 239 40 50 61 1.94 15 1 Not damaged.