The present state of the US Underground Coal Gasification Program
Conference
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OSTI ID:6574981
The Underground Coal Gasification Program in the United States is reviewed briefly from its inception in 1946 to the present day. The current US program, the Rocky Mountain 1 Underground Coal Gasification test, is described in some detail. The US program in underground coal gasification over the next few years will most likely continue to be moderately active, with the activity shifting more and more to the private sector of the economy in the western half of the country. The DOE program will continue in its supporting role with its activities shifting more to the eastern US coals. We have progressed a long way in the past 14 years. We have shown that underground coal gasification is not only technically feasible but that it may be economically feasible in certain cases right now. Certainly, as world energy prices rise in the future, UCG will play a larger and larger role. 21 refs., 4 figs., 5 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6574981
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-96508; CONF-8705100-1; ON: DE87009741
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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