IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC - UNECE€¦ · IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Georges Takla OKD, DPB, a. s. Czech Republic Rude armady 637, 739 21 Paskov [email protected] Presentation to Ad Hoc Group

STATE OF CMM STATE OF CMM && AMM AMM RECOVERY AND RECOVERY AND

UTILIZATION UTILIZATION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

GeorgesGeorges TaklaTaklaOKD, DPB, a. s.OKD, DPB, a. s.Czech RepublicCzech Republic

RudeRude armadyarmady 637637, , 739 21739 21 [email protected]@dpb.cz

Presentation to Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Coal Mine MethanePresentation to Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Coal Mine MethaneGeneva Geneva –– 6 December 20046 December 2004

OKD, DPB, a. s. 739 21 Paskov, Czech Republic

UPPER SILESIANCOAL BASIN

LOWER SILESIANCOAL BASIN

CENTRAL BOHEMIANCOAL BASIN

BOSKOVICETROUGH

BRNO

OSTRAVAPRAHA

PLZEŇ

ČESKÉBUDĚJOVICE

HARD COAL BASIN

BROWN COAL BASIN

GAS FIELD

OIL FIELD

CITY

The Position of the Main Coal Basins in The Czech Republic

The Position of the Main Coal Basins The Position of the Main Coal Basins in The Czech Republicin The Czech Republic


Operating minesOperating minesAbandoned minesAbandoned mines


HARD COAL MINING COMPANIESHARD COAL MINING COMPANIES

OKD, a.s.,OKD, a.s., OstravaOstravaČČMD, a.s.,MD, a.s., StonavaStonava


CMMCMM DRAINAGE DRAINAGE (CAPTURING) (CAPTURING) SYSTEM IN SYSTEM IN OPERATINGOPERATING COAL MINESCOAL MINES

1111 GAS DRAINAGE PLANTSGAS DRAINAGE PLANTS6565 VACUUM PUMPSVACUUM PUMPS

50005000 MINE GAS SOURCES:MINE GAS SOURCES:-- BOREHOLESBOREHOLES-- ABANDONED WORKINGSABANDONED WORKINGS

231 km231 km UNDERGROUND PIPELINESUNDERGROUND PIPELINES


CAPTUREDCAPTURED GAS MIXTURE CONTENTGAS MIXTURE CONTENT

CHCH44 50 50 -- 55 %55 %COCO22 2 2 -- 4 %4 %OO22 1 1 -- 3 %3 %NN22 47 47 -- 38 %38 %

HEATING VALUEHEATING VALUE 1919--20 MJ.m20 MJ.m--33


UTILIZATION OF METHANE CAPTURED UTILIZATION OF METHANE CAPTURED IN OSTRAVA IN OSTRAVA -- KARVINA COLLIERIESKARVINA COLLIERIES

0

50

100

150

200

250M

ILLI

ON

S m

3 . y

ear-1

1985 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003

YEAR

VENTED DELIVERED TO LOCAL INDUSTRIES OWN CONSUMPTION IN COLLIERIES


AMM AMM -- MINE GAS FROMMINE GAS FROMABANDONED ABANDONED COAL COAL MINESMINES

Recovery started Recovery started 19971997CHCH44 extracted quantityextracted quantity 32 million m32 million m33.year .year --11

Extracted gas contentExtracted gas content 70 70 -- 80 % CH80 % CH44


AMM EXTRACTING COMPANYAMM EXTRACTING COMPANY

OKD, DPB, a.s. OKD, DPB, a.s. –– a sole company extracting AMM in the a sole company extracting AMM in the Czech RepublicCzech Republicoperates since 1960 specially in mine gas and water operates since 1960 specially in mine gas and water drainagedrainagea private company a private company –– member of member of KarbonKarbon Invest, a.s. GroupInvest, a.s. Group

single shareholder single shareholder -- the coal mining company OKD, a.s.the coal mining company OKD, a.s.owner of all AMM concessions in abandoned coal mines owner of all AMM concessions in abandoned coal mines areasareas


AMMAMM DRAINAGE SYSTEMDRAINAGE SYSTEM

66 GAS GAS EXRACTIONEXRACTION PLANTSPLANTS2020 VACUUM VACUUM PUMPSPUMPS AND COMPRESSORSAND COMPRESSORS1212 AMMAMM SOURCES:SOURCES:

-- ABANDONEDABANDONED SHAFTSSHAFTS-- WELLS INTO WELLS INTO ABANDONED WORKINGSABANDONED WORKINGS


SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF CMM SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF CMM AND AMM AND AMM PIPELINE SYSTEM 200PIPELINE SYSTEM 20044

OSTRAVA

PASKOV

HAVÍŘOV

EXPLANATIONGAS DRAINAGE PLANTGAS CONSUMERCITY

TEK

DUKLA

ŽD BOHUMÍN

VRBICE

HEŘMANICE

RYCHVALD

DOUBRAVA

LAZY

9.KVĚTEN

FRANTIŠEKČSM

DARKOV

NOVÁ HUŤOSTRAVA

PASKOV

ŘEPIŠTĚ

BIOCELPASKOV

STAŘÍČ II

STAŘÍČ I

STAŘÍČ III

ZD FRYČOVICE

VP FRÝDEK-MÍSTEK

JAN-KAREL

MORCINEK(POLAND)

OKDDOPRAVA

TČA

OKDDOPRAVA

DPB

SILNICEMORAVA

DIAMO

AUTOPAL

PAPÍRENSKÁ

SPRÁVAMAJETKU


1177 DRAINAGE PLANTSDRAINAGE PLANTS15O km 15O km SURFACE PIPELINESSURFACE PIPELINESONE CONNECTED SYSTEMONE CONNECTED SYSTEMCENTRAL DISPACENTRAL DISPATTCHING IN OKD, DPB, a.s.CHING IN OKD, DPB, a.s.

CMM and AMM Extraction and CMM and AMM Extraction and Utilization SystemUtilization System


OKD, DPB, a.s.OKD, DPB, a.s.extracts AMM extracts AMM buys CMM from operating minesbuys CMM from operating minesoperates the pipelines system and the operates the pipelines system and the central central dispatchingdispatchingsells CMM and AMM to direct users for sells CMM and AMM to direct users for technological and heating purposestechnological and heating purposes


LEGISLATIVE AND FISCAL LEGISLATIVE AND FISCAL ASPECTSASPECTS

CMM - considered as by-product of coal miming: - no mining concessions - no fees

AMM - regulations as for any other mineral:- mining concessions- concessions fees - 10,000 CZK.km-2.year-1

- exploitation fees - 5 % of selling price - taxes


TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL ASPECTSTECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL ASPECTS

No motivation of operating mines to increase the efficiency of CNo motivation of operating mines to increase the efficiency of CMM capture MM capture above traditional 34% sufficient to ensure safety above traditional 34% sufficient to ensure safety Above 95% of captured CMM is usedAbove 95% of captured CMM is usedRestructuralisationRestructuralisation of the traditional industry using mine gas and decreasing of of the traditional industry using mine gas and decreasing of energy consumption energy consumption Releasing of AMM to the atmosphere (low CHReleasing of AMM to the atmosphere (low CH4 4 content) by degassing content) by degassing boreholes and/or drainage plants to protect inhabitants and consboreholes and/or drainage plants to protect inhabitants and constructions on tructions on the surface of abandoned mines areas against CHthe surface of abandoned mines areas against CH4 4 explosionsexplosionsNo motivation to look for new methods of mine gas utilizationNo motivation to look for new methods of mine gas utilizationThe CMM and AMM recovery and utilization become commercially lesThe CMM and AMM recovery and utilization become commercially less s interestinginteresting


RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

CMM to be considered as secondary source of energy (byCMM to be considered as secondary source of energy (by--product of coal mining)product of coal mining)AMM to be considered as renewable source of energy AMM to be considered as renewable source of energy (continuous migration (continuous migration –– desorptiondesorption of methane from coal of methane from coal into abandoned old workings due to extraction and dueinto abandoned old workings due to extraction and due to to changes of atmospheric pressure changes of atmospheric pressure –– experiences from experiences from foreign countries and from Czech Republic)foreign countries and from Czech Republic)To support the recovery and the utilization of both CMM To support the recovery and the utilization of both CMM and AMMand AMM


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IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC - UNECE€¦ · IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Georges Takla OKD, DPB, a. s. Czech Republic Rude armady 637, 739 21 Paskov [email protected] Presentation to Ad Hoc Group