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Title: Geohydrologic feasibility study of the Powder River Basin for the potential application of a production process patented by Jack W. McIntyre

Abstract

Geraghty & Miller, Inc. of Midland, Texas conducted geologic and hydrologic feasibility studies of the potential applicability of a patented (US Patent Office No. 4,766,957) process developed by Jack W. McIntyre for the recovery of natural gas from coalbed/sand formations in the Powder River Basin. General research, based on a review of published literature from both private and public sources, indicates that the shallow, thick subbituminous coal seams found in the Powder River Basin exhibit significant potential for the application of this patented process. These coal deposits can be characterized, on the basis of established coalbed methane production, as being highly water productive. The desorption and economic recovery of coalbed methane, widely believed to be biogenic in origin, from these low-grade deposits will require the subsequent dewatering of these geologic formations. The patented process, developed by Mr. McIntyre and described in the compendium of this study, may offer a cost-effective means of methane recovery and downhole disposal of produced groundwaters.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Geraghty and Miller, Inc., Midland, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10178697
Report Number(s):
DOE/R6/99202-T3
ON: DE93040080
DOE Contract Number:  
FG46-92R699202
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Aug 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 03 NATURAL GAS; COAL SEAMS; DEGASSING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; WYOMING; MONTANA; COAL DEPOSITS; GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; THICKNESS; DEPTH; METHANE; MATERIALS RECOVERY; GROUND WATER; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; 011000; 030300; RESERVES, GEOLOGY, AND EXPLORATION; DRILLING, PRODUCTION, AND PROCESSING

Citation Formats

Kvasnicka, D E. Geohydrologic feasibility study of the Powder River Basin for the potential application of a production process patented by Jack W. McIntyre. United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.2172/10178697.
Kvasnicka, D E. Geohydrologic feasibility study of the Powder River Basin for the potential application of a production process patented by Jack W. McIntyre. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10178697
Kvasnicka, D E. 1993. "Geohydrologic feasibility study of the Powder River Basin for the potential application of a production process patented by Jack W. McIntyre". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10178697. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10178697.
@article{osti_10178697,
title = {Geohydrologic feasibility study of the Powder River Basin for the potential application of a production process patented by Jack W. McIntyre},
author = {Kvasnicka, D E},
abstractNote = {Geraghty & Miller, Inc. of Midland, Texas conducted geologic and hydrologic feasibility studies of the potential applicability of a patented (US Patent Office No. 4,766,957) process developed by Jack W. McIntyre for the recovery of natural gas from coalbed/sand formations in the Powder River Basin. General research, based on a review of published literature from both private and public sources, indicates that the shallow, thick subbituminous coal seams found in the Powder River Basin exhibit significant potential for the application of this patented process. These coal deposits can be characterized, on the basis of established coalbed methane production, as being highly water productive. The desorption and economic recovery of coalbed methane, widely believed to be biogenic in origin, from these low-grade deposits will require the subsequent dewatering of these geologic formations. The patented process, developed by Mr. McIntyre and described in the compendium of this study, may offer a cost-effective means of methane recovery and downhole disposal of produced groundwaters.},
doi = {10.2172/10178697},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10178697}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
}