Data accumulation on selected coal measures in the Warrior Basin of Alabama including search of unpublished reports and surface field mapping. Open file report

Technical Report · Tue Mar 16 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7311299

In attempting to predict coal cleat orientation in the subsurface for effective methane degasification of the coalbeds in the Warrior coal field of Alabama, approximately 150 rock joint orientations and 45 coal cleat orientations were measured in each of 37 7-1/2-minute quadrangles in Tuscaloosa, Walker, Jefferson, Fayette, Winston, Blount, and Bibb Counties. Data from these surface locations and coal cleat data from eight underground mines were corrected for magnetic declination and titled beds rotated to the horizontal where necessary and plotted on rose diagrams for comparative analysis. Data collected on each joint and cleat consisted of attitude, quality, type, spacing, persistence, lithology, bedding thickness, surface texture, and filling.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, University, AL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7311299
• Report Number(s): PB-265182
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COAL DEPOSITS
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ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
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