Eastern Gas Shales mineback report: site assessment, Phase II
Phase I of this study provided the rationale and criteria for selecting and evaluating a site for a mineback type project. It also included the preliminary experimental results for a potential site - Sugarloaf Mountain, Rowan County, Kentucky. This document provides additional information on the site evaluation. Objectives of the current phase of the program were to extend the characterization data available on the Sugarloaf Mountain site and to provide information on the evaluation of the site's suitability as the Eastern Gas Shales Mineback Test Facility. Core geochemical analyses confirmed that the shale underlying Sugarloaf Mountain is typical of a large percentage of the shales that underlie the western portions of the Appalachian Basin. Reservoir properties were determined that provide needed data for evaluating the site and planning specific experiments. No overlying or underlying quantities of natural gas, oil, or water that would impede the safe development of the site were observed. Results of techniques and procedures employed in the evaluation of the site have application to improving current technology. Limitations of remote data acquisition were again confirmed thus further establishing the need for an Eastern Gas Shales Mineback Facility. 45 figures, 28 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Monsanto Research Corp., Miamisburg, OH (USA). Mound
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00053
- OSTI ID:
- 6685596
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/METC-83/1; MLM-MU-82-70-0017; ON: DE83003368
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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