Springfield coal (Pennsylvanian) of Illinois basin: Preliminary report on Cooperative Project

Conference · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA)

OSTI ID:5662199

The Springfield Coal Member (Bed) is one of the largest individual coal resources in the Illinois basin. More than 52 million tons of this coal was mined in 1987 from Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. An in-depth understanding of this major energy resource can best be gained by basin-wide study. To accomplish this, the three state geological surveys in the basin have pooled their personnel and resources to form a cooperative study group. A basin wide computer database on the Springfield containing location, elevation, thickness, coal quality, coal rank, petrographic data, and elemental-composition data has been assembled. These data are being used to produce a variety of basin maps that include datum point density, coal thickness, coal elevation, and mined-out areas. The effects of major structural features, such as faults and large anticlines, can be seen on the coal-elevation map. The coal-thickness map shows the influence of major contemporaneous channels where the Springfield coal is very irregular in thickness and is more than 13 ft thick in areas close to the channels. The density of publicly available data is highly variable and dependent on mining districts, but a compilation of these data will make possible better resource-related assessments of the Springfield coal.

• OSTI ID: 5662199
• Report Number(s): CONF-8909166--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA) Journal Volume: 73:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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