Methane recovery from coalbeds project technology test projects evaluation of candidate projects

Technical Report · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6225016· OSTI ID:6225016

Of the twelve candidate methane recovery projects evaluated, eight have sufficient information for a fair ranking. Three of the other four had concepts which did not offer any features not found in the eight ranked projects. The four projects recommended for further pursuit were selected by TRW on the basis of potential technology gains, economics, transferability of generated data, and on the potential for evolving widely used concepts. The selected projects are: (1) Occidental Research/Island Creek Coal - horizontal boreholes in advance of mining, (2) Bethlehem Mines - vertical wells in advance of mining, (3) Waynesburg College - multiple completion technology project, and (4) Pennsylvania Energy Resources - multiple completion, multiple wells in anthracite. The major features of these projects are described.

• Research Organization: TRW, Inc., McLean, VA (USA). Energy Systems Planning Div.
• DOE Contract Number: EW-78-C-21-8089
• OSTI ID: 6225016
• Report Number(s): DOE/TIC-10128
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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