Techniques and Equipment Used in Contaminant Detection at Hoe Creek Underground Coal Gasification Experimental Site

Data from an existing network of ground water monitoring wells at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hoe Creek Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Experimental Site indicated that organic contaminants, particularly phenols produced during gasification experiments, were threatening neighboring ground water resources. The existing monitoring well network was sparse and further definition of the extent and direction of contaminant migration was needed. Additionally, water level data, important in determining flow directions, was incomplete. A field program was designed and implemented to locate and define the organic contamination and expand the existing ground water monitoring program. The program utilized field analysis of phenol for contaminant detection and well location, followed by completion using gas-drive ground water samplers/piezometers. Geophysical logging was used to permit optimum placement of the samplers. The geologic aspects of the site posed some interesting problems to the installation of the samplers. The contaminant plume edge was defined in the east, west and south directions during the field program. Further work is needed in the north direction.     

微重力探测城市地下空间试验及正演模拟分析

随着国家城市快速发展,城市地下空间探测与开发利用需求加大,传统物探方法在人文活动区域受干扰因素较多,无法获取真实准确的探测数据。微重力方法相对而言受干扰因素较小,对于城市建筑物和人类活动遗迹干扰可以通过模型正演校正的方法消除,从而获取高精度重力数据,进而通过有效的反演方法,可以获得城市地下空间的隧道、采空区、空洞、塌陷区、管廊等空间位置信息。本文用地面移动式高精度重力测量仪器,进行城市探测中受影响的因素进行试验性探测与分析,并结合正演模型校正研究,微重力方法在城市地下空间探测上有不错的效果。     

Simulation of Vapor Transport Through the Unsaturated Zone — Interpretation of Soil-Gas Surveys

Soil-gas surveys are becoming more widely accepted as a tool for the preliminary determination of the extent of soil and ground water contamination by volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The interpretation of the results of published soil-gas surveys has been necessarily limited and qualitative due to a lack of adequate models. There has been considerable effort in the recent past to characterize the transport and fate of pesticides in soil. However, the behavior of pesticides generally differ substantially from those of VOCs.
This paper presents a computer model developed to simulate the diffusive transport of VOC vapor through unsaturated soils using a two-dimensional, finite-difference, solution to Fick's second law of diffusion. An effective diffusion coefficient that incorporates the effects of tortuosity, moisture content, and soil organic carbon content is computed. Although the model has not been validated due to the unavailability of adequate field or laboratory data, nevertheless, sensitivity analyses demonstrate the importance of soil moisture and, secondarily, organic matter content in controlling the migration of VOC vapor through the unsaturated zone. The interpretation of soil-gas surveys can be complicated by unknown spatial heterogeneities in soil moisture and organic carbon content, temporal variations in moisture content, extent of contaminant migration as a non-aqueous phase liquid and by the unknown extent of VOC liquid and contaminated ground water.     

地下介质和物流运移的综合成像方案

目的：借鉴描述冷暖气流等多科参数(气压、温度和湿度、风速、风向、水蒸汽密度等)的动态三维显示,初步解决了暴雨和天气预报的难题,促进了天气预报的成功,在地球科学中起到了示范作用。从而联想到在地下介质和物流运移过程的综合成像。资料和方法本文总结了地面和地下探测手段的多样性,列举了天然地震CT的精度已能达到l～5km的量级,地震人工曝破作勘探可以达到10～20米的成像分辨率,地下电阻率和电磁成像可以分辨到l—2米的量级;将磁共振(MRI)用于地下成像可得到地下水分布的动态观测深度,概括了这三方面的前沿性进展,并与震源的空间分布和地应力相结合,进而设计出综合性的观测系统。发展地下水、岩浆、地应力和活断层结构和地震破裂面等多种参数的动态显示,设计出一套观测系统,并阐述言的科学意义。结果和结论：将以上三方面的观测方法综合起来;可在有火山喷发危险的区域,具有诱发地震危险的大型水库地区,和在发生了强烈地震的地区,为了抗震救灾,有必要同时进行以上三个系统的观测,引入可视化数字科技,便于了解地下水和岩浆的过移过程及相关参数的变化,并配合当前已有的综合监测系统（震源空间分布、地震应力和其他前兆等）,服务于保障大型水库的安全、促进强震预测,及对火山喷发、矿井塌陷、突出的监测预报。     

夏垫断裂带地震地下流体的同震响应研究

地震地下流体已成为一种重要的地震监测手段。 本文分析夏垫断裂带上观测井的同震响应特征, 探讨观测井水位、 水温同震变化对夏垫断裂带的影响机理, 收集和整理布设在夏垫断裂带上的赵各庄井和西集井两口观测井水位和水温同震响应资料, 从响应的地震次数及发震位置、 异常幅度、 时间和形态类型等方面对其响应特征进行分析, 从震中距、 震级和井-含水层岩性等方面探讨了地下流体地震前兆异常的成因。 结果显示, 赵各庄井和西集井水位地震响应能力强于水温, 响应形态以振荡型为主, 对于M_S7.0以上地震具有显著的映震能力。 在水温资料中, 仅有赵各庄井对2008年汶川M_S8.0地震有响应, 响应幅度为0.0129℃。 综合分析认为, 井-含水层岩性影响了两井同震响应形态特征, 远场大地震产生的动态应变导致了较大的水位变幅。     

Improving Groundwater Model Calibration with Repeat Microgravity Measurements

Groundwater-flow models depend on hydraulic head and flux observations for evaluation and calibration. A different type of observation—change in storage measured using repeat microgravity—can also be used for parameter estimation by simulating the expected change in gravity from a groundwater model and including the observation misfit in the objective function. The method is demonstrated using new software linked to MODFLOW input and output files and field data from the vicinity of the All American Canal in southeast California, USA. Over a 10-year period following lining of the previously highly permeable canal with concrete, gravity decreased by over 100 μGal (equivalent to about 2.5 m of free-standing water) at some locations as seepage decreased and the remnant groundwater mound dissipated into the aquifer or was removed by groundwater pumping. Simulated gravity from a MODFLOW model closely matched observations, and repeat microgravity data proved useful for constraining both hydraulic conductivity and specific yield estimates. Specific yield estimated using the infinite-horizontal slab approximation agreed well with model-derived values, and the departure from the linear, flat-water-table approximation was small, less than 2%, despite relatively large and dynamic water-table slope. First-order second-moment parameter uncertainty analysis shows reduction in uncertainty for all hydraulic conductivity and specific yield parameter estimates with the addition of repeat microgravity data, as compared to drawdown data alone.     

Overhead Detection of Underground Nuclear Explosions by Multi-Spectral and Infrared Imaging

The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty allows for Multi-Spectral and Infrared Imaging from an aircraft and on the ground to help reduce the search area for an underground nuclear explosion from the initial 1,000 km². Satellite data, primarily from Landsat, have been used as a surrogate for aircraft data to investigate whether there are any multi-spectral features associated with the nuclear tests in Pakistan, India or North Korea. It is shown that there are multi-spectral observables on the ground that can be associated with the nominal surface ground zero for at least some of these explosions, and that these are likely to be found by measurements allowed by the treaty.     

High-characterization of Vadose Zone Dynamics in Limestone Underground Quarries by Time Domain Reflectometry

The aim of this paper is to study the vadose zone dynamics during a hydrological cycle. The application of the Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) method to determine the water content of porous rock has been widely investigated. More than 657 point measurements of rock water content observed during a hydrological cycle and distributed among three abandoned underground quarries in Gironde, France show a permanently undersaturated limestone. Two periods of maximum water content correspond to two occurring effective precipitations. The dephasing and amplitude attenuation of the hydraulic wave with the depth can be modelled and explained by the physical properties of the porous medium. Maps of the spatial distribution of water content show the heterogeneity of water flow in a vadose zone.     

煤矿采动区地下巷道结构的地震动力破坏研究

为了探讨煤矿地下巷道及围岩结构体系地震动力破坏特征,基于结构动力学理论建立考虑土与结构相互作用的地下巷道结构动力学运动方程,利用有限元计算分析模型分析巷道结构的地震动力响应,通过观测巷道结构特征点的力学响应来分析地下巷道结构的地震动力破坏特征。结果表明:地震作用下巷道结构会出现周期性高应力集中区域,巷道的底部、顶部和两侧最容易发生破坏;地震发生初期巷道的顶板破坏明显强于巷道腰部,可能会造成巷道顶板下沉坍塌;地震发生后期巷道结构容易发生底鼓现象,导致巷道产生整体失稳破坏;需要根据巷道的破坏现象加强巷道结构顶板支护的设计,同时也要及时进行加固维护,以保证巷道结构的安全使用。     

露天煤矿地下水电磁探测与类型判别

为准确确定露天煤矿地下水分布与类型,根据不同赋存条件电磁差异,基于磁场强度与电阻率参数进行异常划分与类型判别。以新疆某露天煤矿为例,采用高精度磁法通过磁异常强度确定烧变岩边界,并采用高密度电法和瞬变电磁法通过电阻率圈定低阻异常区,结合异常响应差异分别推断地下水分布范围与赋存类型。地面钻探验证探测成果的准确性。结果表明：露天煤矿烧变岩水与砂岩裂隙水电磁响应差异明显,基于磁场强度与电阻率的双参数综合电磁法能准确圈定其分布范围,并判别其赋存类型。     

Seismic Imaging of a Bimaterial Interface Along the Hayward Fault,CA, with Fault Zone Head Waves and Direct P Arrivals

We observe fault zone head waves (FZHW) that are generated by and propagate along a roughly 80 km section of the Hayward fault in the San Francisco Bay area. Moveout values between the arrival times of FZHW and direct P waves are used to obtain average P-wave velocity contrasts across different sections of the fault. The results are based on waveforms generated by more than 5,800 earthquakes and recorded at up to 12 stations of the Berkeley digital seismic network (BDSN) and the Northern California seismic network (NCSN). Robust identification of FZHW requires the combination of multiple techniques due to the diverse instrumentation of the BDSN and NCSN. For single-component short-period instruments, FZHW are identified by examining sets of waveforms from both sides of the fault, and finding on one (the slow) side emergent reversed-polarity arrivals before the direct P waves. For three-component broadband and strong-motion instruments, the FZHW are identified with polarization analysis that detects early arrivals from the fault direction before the regular body waves which have polarizations along the source-receiver backazimuth. The results indicate average velocity contrasts of 3–8 % along the Hayward fault, with the southwest side having faster P wave velocities in agreement with tomographic images. A systematic moveout between the FZHW and direct P waves for about a 80 km long fault section suggests a single continuous interface in the seismogenic zone over that distance. We observe some complexities near the junction with the Calaveras fault in the SE-most portion and near the city of Oakland. Regions giving rise to variable FZHW arrival times can be correlated to first order with the presence of lithological complexity such as slivers of high-velocity metamorphic serpentinized rocks and relatively distributed seismicity. The seismic velocity contrast and geological complexity have important implications for earthquake and rupture dynamics of the Hayward fault, including a statistically preferred propagation direction of earthquake ruptures to the SE.     

Application of Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys and GPS Surveys for Monitoring the Condition of Levees and Dykes

This paper analyses the possibility of using integrated GPS (Global Positioning System) surveys and ground penetrating radar surveys to precisely locate damages to levees, particularly due to the activity of small fossorial mammals. The technology of intercommunication between ground penetrating radar (GPR) and an RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) survey unit, and the method of data combination, are presented. The errors which may appear during the survey work are also characterized. The procedure for processing the data so that the final results have a spatial character and are ready to be implemented in digital maps and geographic information systems (GIS) is also described.     

Laboratory Demonstration of Hydrocarbon Migration in the Vadose Zone: Effectiveness of the U-Tube Design for Underground Storage Tank Leak Detection Monitoring

The experimental results derived from a laboratory model of gasoline migration from a simulated leaking underground storage tank (UST) demonstrate that the direction of migration through the simulated fill material is essentially straight down. Consequently, the U-tube design for leak detection monitoring of USTs has limited utility because that design relies on the assumption that the path of migration of the leaked fluids will follow the surface of the tank to the bottom and be intercepted by the U-tube below.