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Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , Emission of pollutants into the air during exploration of coalbed methane(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Łukańko, Łukasz; Macuda, JanCoalbed methane is usually utilized by gas well drilled from the surface. In order to increase the coefficient of methane exploration from coal seams, in a horizontal section of the well, hydraulic fracturing operations are applied. Drilling process and hydraulic fracturing operations involve emission of pollutants to the air from the fuel combustion process. In the case of drilling operations fuel is used to generate electric power, which drives the drilling device and its components, while during hydraulic fracturing to drive high-pressure pump engines.Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , The multicriteria method for selecting rigs for drilling gas wells from post-mining gobs(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2017) Macuda, Jan; Łukańko, Łukasz; Hendel, JacekDuring drilling wellbores from the surface to recover methane from post-extraction gobs, attention should be paid to using appropriate rigs. Rigs with optimum technological parameters, adjusted to the geological setting, design of wellbore and technology of drilling, allow for high drilling rates and a considerably lower cost of realization to be obtained. The rig to be used for drilling production wells can be correctly selected using the multicriteria optimization method with synthetic evaluation measure of its technological parameters. For this purpose, the technological parameters of rigs available on the Polish market for the realization of normal diameter wells with percussion-rotary method to a depth of 500 m and 1000 m were reviewed. Taking into account the geological build of the Upper Silesian area and the design of the producing well used for the production of methane from past-extraction gobs, eight evaluation criteria and their weights (W) were selected. On this basis the technical parameters of rigs to be used for drilling wells to a depth of 500 m and 1000 m were reviewed with the multicriteria method. This created the basis for selecting dedicated rigs with optimum technological parameters for drilling normal diameter wells to a depth of 500 m and 1000 m.Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , Water well activation with application of clay minerals disintegration agent(2017) Macuda, Jan; Wysocki, Sławomir; Gaczoł, MagdalenaWhile drilling a well using rotary drilling method with drilling mud application, permeability damage of aquifer layers in near-well zone takes place. It is caused mainly by inflow of both solid phase and filtrate originated from the mud into pores or fractures of drilled rock. In consequence of this phenomenon, pressure drawdown increase and well hydraulic efficiency decrease can be observed, what leads to exploitation capacity diminution. For the reparation of formation damaged permeability in near-well zone, new agent for disintegration of clay minerals called SKINAUT was developed at the Drilling, Oil and Gas Faculty of AGH-UST Krakow. In order to confirm its effectiveness in industrial conditions, it was conducted test of well activation for water intake from loose formation. Applied agent allowed to counteract the clogging of pore spaces and to reduce the hydraulic resistance of well thereby decreasing pressure drawdown and considerably improving well efficiency.Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , Impact of wells reconstruction on their operational parameters(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Macuda, Jan; Styrkowiec, Ewa; Rajpold, WitoldUse of deep water-bearing horizons on an industrial scale is an expensive undertaking, mainly in the first phase of the project which is the well construction stage. Also, emergencies occur during the well operation, with the most frequent including yield reduction caused by the poor technical condition of the well. These frequently lead to the total decommissioning of the well, caused, for example, by backfill, filter damage or casing pipe damage. After conducting the proper diagnostics, a decision is most often made in such cases to reconstruct a well, and much less seldom to drill a new well hole. Reconstruction of water intake wells usually encompasses replacement of the entire filter column with the well filter damaged as a result of ageing. As new technologies and materials become available on the market, it is possible to use new generation filters in the well construction, with better technical parameters (in terms of strength, hydraulics and corrosion resistance). In many cases, it allows for maintaining or achieving similar operational parameters in the reconstructed well. The determination of resources for a reconstructed well should, however, take into account modified filtration conditions in the aquifer's zone adjacent to the filter because of the zone siltation during previous use of the well. The paper includes an evaluation of the impact of the reconstruction of two wells extracting water from the Lower Cretaceous level on improvement of their yields.Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , Drilling large diameter intake wells with cutter bits in loose and weakly consolidated rocks(2016) Macuda, Jan; Macuda, MałgorzataMost of the useful aquifers in Poland occur in the Quaternary and Tertiary horizons, which are deposited at a depth of tens to hundreds of meters. Owing to the need of providing large quantities of water for municipal and industrial purposes, the aquifers are more and more frequently opened with large diameter wells of various designs. Such wells are mostly drilled with the rotary method with reverse mud circulation with the use of various bits. The Quaternary and Tertiary strata abound in loose and weakly consolidated rocks therefore cutter bits are predominantly used. They allow for high rates of drilling and shorter time of drilling of the well. This significantly influences the negative influence of drilling mud on the near screen zone of the aquifer and better hydraulic properties of the well. Drillability tests were performed with cutter bits of 0.86 and 0.67 m diameter for providing high rates of drilling of large diameter intake wells in loose and weakly consolidated rocks. The research was made for measurement sections 0.5 to 1.0 m long, and each of them was drilled at con- stant rotational velocity and axial weight on bit. Prior to the drillability tests the limitation of weight on bit and rotational velocity of bit imposed by the technical characteristic of Prakla B50 rig, strength of the string and butter bit were established. Various regression models were analyzed for the sake of finding a dependence between drilling rate and axial weight on bit and rotational velocity of bit for particular macroscopically homogeneous layers. The best results were obtained for the exponent model illustrating the influence of axial weight on bit and rotational velocity of bit on the drilling rate, which has been proved by the calculated regression coefficients and statistical parameters.Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , Groundwater contamination by BTEX hydrocarbons and phenol at former gasworks sites in Bydgoszcz(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2023) Macuda, Jan; Łukańko, Łukasz
Wydział Wiertnictwa, Nafty i GazuThis paper addresses the historical environmental impact of Bydgoszcz’s »Old Gasworks«, located on Jagiellońska Street on the Brda River - one of Poland’s oldest and longest-operating gas production facilities. Municipal gas derived from dry coal distillation served both municipal and industrial purposes until 1973. However, the production process, marked by significant nuisances, particularly affected the ground and water environment. Pollutants, primarily organic compounds such as aromatic hydrocarbons, including PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), and BTEX hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes), phenol and mineral oil, entered the environment through equipment failures, leaks, and the improper storage of wastewater and technological waste. One of the major sources of contamination was inadequately executed construction activities related to the dismantling of installations and the liquidation of sewage and waste storage tanks. This paper presents the findings of a comprehensive study focusing on hydrocarbon concentrations in groundwater at the »Old Gasworks« in Bydgoszcz and proposes effective methods for treating the water environment.Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , The influence of prospecting unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs on acoustic climate(2016) Łukańko, Łukasz; Macuda, JanIn Poland the perspective shale gas formations concentrate in the area of the Baltic Basin, Podlasie Depression and Lublin Basin. Their depth varies from slightly above 2,000 to 4,500 m, depending on the location. Accordingly, novel rigs of high hoisting capacity and installed power capacity of master motors have to be used for opening natural gas deposits with the use of directional wells. The operation of such systems creates an acoustic hazard for the environment, especially in the close vicinity to the rig. The results of noise analyses of a prospecting well for hydrocarbons from unconventional sources in the north of Poland performed with the use of a rig MASS 6000E are presented in this paper. The noise analyses concentrated on the rig area among the direct noise sources and the neighborhood to show the influence of drilling operations on the acoustic environment. The obtained results revealed that the noise emission in the rig area can be limited by optimizing the localization and placement of particular objects and systems within the rig site. This also applies to the placement of the noise barriers on the border of the rig to limit the noise emission towards objects requiring protection.Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , Analysis of the acoustic climate during the drilling of gas wells in post-mining areas(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2017) Macuda, Jan; Łukańko, Łukasz; Hendel, JacekCoal mine methane from post extraction coal gobs is most efficiently produced with drilling wells realized from the surface. In Polish conditions, such wells are most frequently drilled in highly urbanized areas and residential quarters. The drilling of such wells creates the hazard of exceeding admissible noise levels in the areas requiring acoustic protection during the day and night. Therefore it is very important to assess the level of noise emitted by the rig and to establish the isophones 45 dB and 55 dB for various field conditions. With such information, the location of the rig can be properly selected at the stage of well design. The level of noise emitted in the environment during the drilling of experimental gas well Wieczorek-AGH-1, was established on the basis of noise analyses performed within the well pad area and its closest vicinity with the reference method, described in the Regulation of the Environment Minister of 30 October 2014 concerning the requirements of the analyses of emissions and the quantity of water consumption (Official Journal of 2014, item 1542), hereinafter called the Regulation.Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , New mud for hydrogeological drilling(2016) Macuda, Jan; Wysocki, Sławomir; Gaczoł, MagdalenaA major source of valued water are groundwater deposits. Therefore, constantly growing water demand requires greater focus on the subject of hydrogeological drilling. The primary requirements for groundwater drilling are: protection of important aquifers as well as formations being drilled and further easy removal of the mud residues during well development. Both aspects are connected to mud ingredients and additives selection. This necessitates an improvement of drilling fluid formula for most effective borehole drilling and successive exploitation. This article concentrates on the drilling fluid for hydrogeological drilling. In order to validate the practical utility of developed mud, laboratory research was conducted. An analyses of the outcomes expose the mud improving drilling process and fulfilling above mentioned requirements.Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access , Activation of a dewatering well with the skinaut clay mineral disintegration agent(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2024) Macuda, JanThe drilling of hydrogeological boreholes by rotary methods and with the use of drilling mud impairs the permeability of water-bearing rocks in the near-hole zone. This is mainly caused by the penetration of solids and mud filtrate into the pores or fractures of the drilled rocks. Consequently, the depression increases, and the hydraulic efficiency of the borehole drops, leading to the reduction of well productivity. As a means of improving the damaged permeability of rocks in the near-hole zone, a clay mineral disintegration agent called SKINAUT was developed and patented. To evaluate its effectiveness in industrial conditions, a test was carried out to activate a dewatering borehole for intaking water from loose formations at the Szczerców open cast. The applied chemical helped to decolmatate the pore medium and lower the hydraulic resistance of the borehole, resulting in a reduction in depression and a significant improvement of its hydraulic efficiency.
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