Study and application of a new gas pressure inversion model in coal seam while drilling based on directional drilling technology.

• A new gas pressure inversion model is established. • The application result of the new model proves the uneven distribution of gas pressure. • The gas pressure value shows an approximate normal distribution law in statistics. • The evolution law of outburst elimination in the coal seam presents the characteristics of non-uniformity. China is one of the countries most seriously affected by coal and gas outburst disasters. Gas pressure is an important parameter to evaluate the risk of coal and gas outburst. In order to solve the problem existing in the traditional gas pressure measurement method, a dynamic inversion model of gas pressure while drilling is established based on the gas emission rule of coal particle and the gas radial migration equation of borehole wall in this paper. Combined with the directional drilling system and the special gas emission measuring device, the dynamic inversion model is applied to measure the gas pressure in the coal seam. The results show that: (1) The theoretical value of gas pressure obtained from the new model has a small error range by comparing with the actual value of gas pressure, which indicates that the new model has good reliability and applicability; (2) The distribution range of gas pressure value is wide, which shows the non-uniformity of gas occurrence in coal seam. The heterogeneity of gas pressure value shows an approximate normal distribution law in statistics; (3) Influenced by the occurrence of original gas in coal seam, the evolution law of outburst elimination in each area of coal seam also presents the characteristics of non-uniformity. The research results have important practical significance to assist the early warning of coal and gas outburst and to achieve coal and gas co-mining with safety mining. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]