Coal bed methane potential of the Raton Mesa coal region, Raton Basin, Colorado

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6910960

Tremain, C M

The Raton Mesa coal region of Colorado is an 1100 sq mi area in the western portion of the Raton Basin. Coal rank data, desorption of coal samples, structure mapping on the Trinidad Sandstone, isopach mapping of Vermejo coal beds, coal mine methane emission data, and records of oil and gas tests in the region all define a 179 sq mi area containing 1.56 trillion cubic ft of gas in Vermejo coal beds. These Vermejo coals occur in beds up to 14 ft thick; total coal thicknesses in the Vermejo Formation reach a maximum of 30 ft in the 179 sq mi high potential area. These coals contain up to 514 ft/sup 3/ of gas per ton of coal and are less than 2000 feet below the surface in the high potential area. Currently, 3 wells are being drilled to test these Vermejo coals. 33 references, 26 figures, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Colorado Geological Survey, Denver (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG21-79MC10643
• OSTI ID: 6910960
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/10643-T1; ON: DE84012843
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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