The flooding of New Orleans

With its man-made defences, New Orleans is at best only a marginally stable city, and it was destined to suffer as more powerful natural processes evolved. The aftermath of the August 2005 hurricane was the disaster that had been waiting to happen.     

塔河油田缝洞型碳酸盐岩油藏注氮气及注泡沫提高采收率研究

塔河油田开中后期,面临储层天然能量不足,注水开发稳产期短、油井含水率高及采收率偏低等问题针对这些问题。本文利用制作的三维立体仿真模型进行了注N_2驱与注N_2泡沫驱提高采收率效果评价实验。结果表明气水交替驱可提高采收率25.93%,高于恒速N_2驱的23.46%,这是由于气水交替注入不仅有注N_2补充能量的作用,还有注水压锥的效果、同时增加抬升油气界面的速度,延缓了气窜。但恒速N_2泡沫驱与泡沫段塞+后续水驱的提高采收率分别为28.59%和26.54%,明显高于N_2驱,这是因为泡沫破裂后N_2可以启动阁楼油,而表面活性剂能够剥离油膜,起到乳化、携带游离油滴的作用,所以N_2泡沫驱是更为有效的提高缝洞型碳酸盐岩油藏采收率的技术手段。     

井上下联合处理矿井水中污染物效果研究

为了去除矿井水中多种污染物,建立了"采空区+常规处理+深度处理"的井上下联合处理工艺组合。结果表明:受煤矿顶板含水层水岩作用,矿井水中Cl-、SO₄2-和Fe离子出现了超标现象,有的甚至达到Ⅴ类地下水标准;溶解性有机质含量较低,以大分子和芳香族化合物为主。采空区主要利用其顶板岩石破碎充填物吸附过滤矿井水中悬浮物,对Fe离子和有机质也有一定的处理效果,Fe离子去除率约20%,TOC和UV₂₅₄的平均去除率分别为67.45%和65.40%。常规处理工艺对F-的去除率为11.90%~35.21%,铁锰离子则完全被去除;由于前端好氧沉淀池,硝酸盐和有机质含量略有升高,其中增加的有机质主要为溶解性微生物代谢产物。深度处理工艺对常规离子、硝酸盐、氟离子、有机质等有较好的去除效果,去除率均在95%以上。总体上,在采空区和常规处理工艺去除悬浮物和部分污染物的基础上,再利用深度处理工艺完成绝大部分污染物的去除,是一套比较有效的矿井水处理工艺组合。      

洞庭湖萎缩对湖内洪水影响

为了更好地理解湖泊萎缩对湖内洪水过程的影响,在假定洞庭湖将继续萎缩的前提下,通过建立荆江-洞庭湖水动力模型,定量分析洞庭湖萎缩对湖内洪水的影响。研究结果表明,湖内水位及洪峰流量随湖泊面积的萎缩而增加,洪峰水位到达时刻随着湖泊萎缩而提前。若遇1996年型洪水,洞庭湖面积若从目前的2 670 km2减小至1 380 km2时,西洞庭湖及南洞庭湖内最高水位将抬高2.0 m左右,东洞庭湖水位将抬升0.4 m左右,城陵矶站点洪峰水位到达时刻将提前约11 h,洪峰流量增加约4 800 m3/s。因此,若洞庭湖湖泊面积在目前基础上（面积2 670 km2）继续萎缩,湖区特别是西洞庭湖及南洞庭湖将面临更为严峻的洪水灾害。虽然湖泊萎缩对西洞庭湖与南洞庭湖内水面坡降影响较小,但东洞庭湖内水位同时受湖泊萎缩及长江来流的影响,水面坡降发生较大变化,在距离蔡家洲80~110 km（鹿角站附近）河段水面坡降出现大幅增大。     

Ephemeral acid mine drainage at the Montalbion silver mine,north Queensland

Sulfide‐rich materials comprising the waste at the abandoned Montalbion silver mine have undergone extensive oxidation prior to and after mining. Weathering has led to the development of an abundant and varied secondary mineral assemblage throughout the waste material. Post‐mining minerals are dominantly metal and/or alkali (hydrous) sulfates, and generally occur as earthy encrustations or floury dustings on the surface of other mineral grains. The variable solubility of these efflorescences combined with the irregular rainfall controls the chemistry of seepage waters emanating from the waste dumps. Irregular rainfall events dissolve the soluble efflorescences that have built up during dry periods, resulting in ‘first‐flush’ acid (pH 2.6–3.8) waters with elevated sulfate, Fe, Cu and Zn contents. Less‐soluble efflorescences, such as anglesite and plumbojarosite, retain Pb in the waste dump. Metal‐rich (Al, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Zn) acid mine drainage waters enter the local creek system. Oxygenation and hydrolysis of Fe lead to the formation of Fe‐rich precipitates (schwertmannite, goethite, amorphous Fe compounds) that, through adsorption and coprecipitation, preferentially incorporate As, Sb and In. Furthermore, during dry periods, evaporative precipitation of hydrous alkali and metal sulfate efflorescences occurs on the perimeter of stagnant pools. Flushing of the streambed by neutral pH waters during heavy rainfall events dissolves the efflorescences resulting in remobilisation and transport of sulfate and metals (particularly Cd, Zn) downstream. Thus, in areas of seasonal or irregular rainfall, secondary efflorescent minerals present in waste materials or drainage channels have an important influence on the chemistry of surface waters.     

Sinkhole management and flooding in Jamaica

More than 518 km² (200 mi²) of prime lands in Jamaica lay on Karstic material where sinkholes are the natural outlet of important streams. Due to increasing social pressure, the lands are inappropriately managed and as a consequence, vegetal debris and silting have plugged the sinkholes which have thus lost their capacity to drain the runoff produced during heavy rainfalls. One of these areas is Cave Valley, which during the last 36 years, has been affected by at least six floodings, some of which have produced losses of life and property, in a sector of the Jamaican population which is already under severe economic hardship. A flood prevention and mitigation project is being implemented including watershed management, river training and community preparedness. A geologic, hydrologic, and hydraulic analysis are also part of this study. All these measures are expected to reduce future losses. This article is not an official World Meteorological Organization document and WMO does not necessarily share the views expressed in it.     

稠油油藏注超临界二氧化碳驱油影响因素分析

本文以辽河油田某断块油藏为研究对象,基于室内实验,结合正交设计试验,以提高原油采收率程度为评价指标,开展了稠油油藏注超临界CO_2驱影响因素研究,并分析了不同变量对注超临界CO_2驱油效率的影响权重。结果表明:CO_2驱油效率随渗透率、气体注入量、油藏温度的增加而增加,随原油粘度的增加而降低,其中:渗透率对原油采收率的影响程度最大,其次是原油粘度、气体注入量、油藏温度、压力。最后,本文总结并分析了我国注CO_2驱油提高原油采收率技术存在的主要问题,并提出拟解决措施。     

Drainage and flooding in karst terranes

Flooding in karst terranes is a commonly occurring geo-hazard. It causes damage to property, businesses, and roadways. It can lead to the formation of cover-collapse sinkholes and groundwater contamination. Generally, three types of flooding or their combinations are related to karst: recharge-related sinkhole flooding, flow-related flooding, and discharge-related flooding. Understanding of the type of flooding is essential for solving the flooding problem. Areas prone to karst flooding should be recognized, and restrictions and laws on land use should be implemented. Runoff and erosion control plans should address the unique characteristics of karst features. Digging out clogged sinkholes, creating retention basins, or installing Class V Injection Wells are possible solutions to improve drainage of storm water. Solutions to flooding problems in karst areas should also be coordinated with the water quality control to prevent groundwater contamination.     

Mineralogical controls on mine drainage of the abandoned Ervedosa tin mine in north-eastern Portugal

The Ervedosa Mine, in north-eastern Portugal, has Sn-bearing quartz veins containing cassiterite and sulphides that cut Silurian schists and a Sn-bearing muscovite granite. These veins were mined for Sn and As₂O₃ until 1969. Cassiterite, the main Sn ore, has alternate lighter and darker growth-zones. The darker zones are richer in Fe, Nb, Ta and Ti, but poorer in Sn than the adjoining lighter zones. Exsolution blebs of ferrocolumbite, manganocolumbite, Ti ixiolite, rutile, ilmenite and rare wolframite were found in the darker zones. Arsenopyrite is the most abundant sulphide and contains inclusions of pyrrhotite, bismuth, bismuthinite and matildite. Other sulphides are pyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and stannite. Secondary solid phases consisting mainly of hydrate sulphate complexes of Al, Fe, Ca and Mg (aluminocopiapite, copiapite, halotrichite, pickeringite, gypsum and alunogen, meta-alunogen) occur at the surface of the Sn-bearing quartz veins and their wall rocks (granite and schist), while oxides, hydroxides, arsenates and residual mineral phases (albite, muscovite and quartz) occur in mining tailings. Toxic acid mine waters (acid mine drainage AMD), which have high conductivity and significant concentrations of As, SO₄ and metal (Cu, Zn, Pb, Fe, Mn, Cd, Ni and Co), occur in an area directly affected by the mine. Surface stream waters outside this area have low conductivity and a pH that is almost neutral. Metal and As concentrations are also lower. Stream waters within the impact area have an intermediate composition, falling between that of the AMD and the natural stream waters outside impact area. Waters associated directly with mineralised veins must not be used for human consumption or agriculture.     

Holocene flooding history of the Lower Tagus Valley (Portugal)

The present paper aims to reconstruct the Lower Tagus Valley flooding history for the last ca. 6500 a, to explore the suitability of pollen‐based local vegetation development in supporting the reconstruction of flooding history, and to explain fluvial activity changes in terms of allogenic (climate, human impact) and autogenic (system intrinsic) processes. The flooding history has been determined by cored sedimentary records located ～18 km apart in distal, low‐energy backswamps on both sides of the Tagus channel. In these low‐energy backswamps, fine‐grained sediment layers deposited from suspended load of overbank flood water reflect periods with multiple overbank floods. By means of a multi‐proxy approach (sedimentology, magnetic susceptibility, grain size, loss‐on‐ignition, carbonate content and pollen), sedimentary and environmental changes were identified. At both sites, synchronous lithological intervals accumulated, suggesting a common origin for the changes in fluvial activity since ca. 6500 cal. a BP. Based on lithological changes, three phases of high fluvial activity (6500–5500, 4900–3500 and 1000–0 cal. a BP) and two phases of low fluvial activity (5500–4900 and 3500–1000 cal. a BP) were identified. Two periods with dominant allogenic controls on fluvial activity in the Lower Tagus Valley were identified: relative sea level (6500–5500 cal. a BP) and human impact (1000–0 cal. a BP). During the intermediate period, changes in fluvial activity may have been caused by climate (5500–1000 cal. BP), but unambiguous correlations are difficult to make. This is due to the way allogenic controls are translated through the fluvial system, the geomorphological differences between upstream and downstream studies and autogenic processes. The comparison of local vegetation development and flooding phases as reconstructed using sedimentology shows a limited added value of using local palynology as a proxy for fluvial activity. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The development of mine digitization information system and its application to the Lanping Pb-Zn mine

To compile the software package of the mine digitization information system in terms of the principle and methods of mathematics geology and geographic information system using computer languages such as VB and Matlab, this paper introduces the function composition and operating environment of this information system, and illustrates the function and effectiveness of the software package as exemplified by the Lanping Pb-Zn mine, Yunnan Province.     

上海复合极端风暴洪水淹没模拟

河口三角洲和沿海城市面临着台风、暴雨、高潮位和上游下泄洪水叠加的“四碰头”复合极端风暴洪水的严重威胁。构建了大气-海洋-陆地相耦合的一体化数值模拟系统,实现了上海市“风”“暴”“潮”“洪”多灾种复合情景的极端洪涝淹没模拟,并验证了耦合方法的有效性,为复合风暴洪水的一体化模拟提供了一套可行的数值模拟方法。在9711台风影响下,模拟了1998年堤防升级改造后淹没面积(水深>0.2m)比改造前减少了62%,表明沿海沿江堤防设施建设在上海市防台防汛中起着关键性的作用。复合极端风暴洪水的有效模拟可为财产保险和未来市政规划提供参考。     

聚合物驱油效果储层影响因素分析

在聚合物驱油室内试验的基础上，结合矿场试验效果，分析了蒙古林砂岩油藏注聚合物见效井的地质特征和影响聚合物驱油效果的储层因素，对油田今后编制聚合物驱油方案和开发调整方案、提高聚合物的驱油效率有着重要指导意义。     

注聚调驱井聚合物堵塞物的矿物复合结构形貌及组成特征

胜利油田渤19区块注交联聚合物开采多年后,因注入水的水质不达标导致聚合物过度交联形成强凝胶,造成聚合物注入区块许多油水井的堵塞。对现场聚合物垢样品所做的化学组分、表面元素能谱及红外光谱的研究表明,垢的主体结构由交联的聚丙烯酰胺组成,交联体吸收了大量水分,在交联体内小环境中因富集而形成氯化物矿物晶体无机垢结构,而在成垢的过程中又将地层内的一些粘土矿物包裹于交联体内,形成具有聚合物-矿物复合结构的强胶凝态物质,严重影响聚合物注入—调剖—驱油过程中的聚合物溶液的流动。     

Acid mine drainage at a coal mine in the eastern Transvaal, South Africa

 Several mines in the Witbank coalfield in South Africa are affected by acid mine drainage. This has led to a deterioration in the water quality in many surface streams. The Loubert Mine is one such mine. Hence, an initial investigation was carried out to determine the source of acid mine drainage pollution and the associated hydrogeological conditions. The investigation showed that most of the acid mine drainage is emanating from old opencast workings which have been backfilled. Most of the water from the backfilled area drains into control reservoirs. Unfortunately their capacity is limited, which means that water overspills and seeps from them. This water finds its way into a nearby stream, the water of which accordingly has an unacceptably low pH value and high sulphate content. The proposals advanced to control the problem basically involve inhibiting the amount of water infiltrating the backfilled opencast area on the one hand and reducing the amount of water entering the control reservoirs on the other. Received: 5 March 1997 · Accepted: 17 June 1997     

黄土裂隙的漫灌效应对斜坡稳定性的影响分析

以甘肃省黑方台地区滑坡为研究对象,在非饱和土特性试验基础上,根据地下水位的监测资料建立典型斜坡饱和-非饱和渗流模型,模拟斜坡灌溉作用后裂隙对斜坡渗流场的影响,研究斜坡裂隙效应对斜坡稳定性的影响。结果表明:灌溉水迅速沿裂隙下渗,形成渗流优势通道;裂隙附近土体的孔隙水压力迅速升高,导致其局部形成饱和区域;随着裂隙数量的增加,饱和区域明显增大,且裂隙的位置越靠近台塬边缘,对斜坡边缘的孔隙水压力及基质吸力影响越显著。综合斜坡稳定性分析结果可知:裂隙发育位置越靠近台塬边缘,斜坡稳定性越差;而裂隙数量的增加对于斜坡的稳定性影响更大,且裂隙对于斜坡稳定性的影响是一个短时间过程。夯填裂缝是控制滑坡发生的有效途径。