Feasibility Studies and Demonstration of Methane Recovery from Pennsylvania Coal Seams

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• Personal Author:
  Frantz RL ; Keeney JF ; Stefanko R
• Description:
  The performances of three bituminous coal demonstration methane recovery boreholes located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, are reviewed. Reference is also made to an anthracite coal methane project in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. In addition, an exploratory drilling in the southern anthracite, which provided the project group with coal cores for methane gas analysis, is also cited. The technical and economical data that were gathered from the various methane projects are analyzed. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of methane recovery by vertical boreholes are assessed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Feasibility Studies Hazardous Substances Methane Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Mining; Mining industry; Bituminous coal; Methane control; Methanes; Methane drainage; Boreholes; Coal gas; Coal mines; Coal seams; Toxic gases; Anthracite coal; Feasibility assessment; Feasibility studies
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-187
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10000684
• Citation:
  For Reference Only At Bureau Libraries, 1978; :1-187
• CAS Registry Number:
  Anthracite (CAS RN 8029-10-5) ; Methane (CAS RN 74-82-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Performing Organization:
  Pennsylvania State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/234873/cdc_234873_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]