Utilizing the unconventional gas resources of the Pottsville Formation coals in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6173374

The BF Goodrich Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio operates a large tire manufacturing plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which consumes approximately 3000 MCF of natural gas daily in generating steam for the manufacturing process. In addition, Goodrich has other facilities with requirements for gaseous fuels. Because of increased costs and interruptibility of conventional gas and oil, Goodrich is investigating alternative sources for energy. Goodrich has been analyzing the possibility of obtaining methane gas from coalbeds. In this process, the United States Bureau of Mines, The University of Alabama School of Mines and Energy Development and various coal mining companies have experience in coalbed degasification. A test well was drilled and analyses performed to verify this potential. Our management was contemplating investing Goodrich capital in developing production wells if the test well analyses indicated such development to be feasible and the economics of production were consistent with our corporate objectives for return on investment. Our analyses indicate that investment in this program is not justified at this time. 20 figures, 13 tables.

• Research Organization: Alabama Univ., University (USA). School of Mines and Energy Development
• DOE Contract Number: FG44-81R410371
• OSTI ID: 6173374
• Report Number(s): DOE/R4/10371-T1; ON: DE83009820
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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