Kansas Coalbed Methane
Program
Tim Carr, Dave Newell,
Jonathan Lange and Troy Johnson
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November 13, 2002
Coalbed Methane Program
• Understand Activity and Provide Online
Access to Data and Information
• Understand Coal Distribution within a
Regional Geologic Setting
• Understand Coal Distribution within a
Depositional Setting
• Understand Coal Quality
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Coal in Kansas
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Area of Potential
Coalbed Methane Development
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Kansas Stratigraphic Column
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Coalbed Methane Activity
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Kansas Major Pipelines
Excellent Pipeline Infrastructure
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Kansas Coalbed Methane Wells
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Kansas Coalbed Methane Activity
Permits last 90 days
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Kansas Coalbed Methane Activity
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Kansas Coalbed Methane
Monthly Production
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Kansas Coalbed Methane
Monthly Production
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Kansas Coalbed Methane
Cumulative Production
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Cherokee Cross-Section
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Cherokee Cross-Section
South
North
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Weir-Pitt Coal
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Weir-Pitt Coal
Hoyt and Hails, 1969
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Riverton Coal
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Riverton Coal
Mississippian
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Riverton Coal
Styan and Bustin, 1984
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Local Coals
Smith and Smith, 1980
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Coalbed Methane Program
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November 13, 2002
Coalbed Methane Program
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November 13, 2002
Coalbed Methane Program
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Desorption Characteristics
WEIR-PITT
120
GAS CONTENT (scf/ton)
.
100
80
60
WEIR-PITT
RIVERTON
TEBO
MINERAL
MULKY
CROWEBURG
ROWE
SUMMIT
LEXINGTON
40
SCAMMON
20
0
Montgomery
MontgomeryCounty,
County,KS
KS
10
100
150
Days 1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
TIME (square root of hours since bottom hole time of core)
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Desorption
Characteristics
400
GAS CONTENT (scf/ton)
.
300
200
100
WEIR-PITT
WEIR-PITT
RIVERTON
Montgomery
MontgomeryCounty,
County,KS
KS
0
Days 1
10
100
0
10
20
30
40
50
TIME (square root of hours since bottom hole time of core)
150
60
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Well and Production Data
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November 13, 2002
Well and Production Data
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November 13, 2002
Well and Production Data
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November 13, 2002
Well and Production Data
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November 13, 2002
Well and Production Data
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November 13, 2002
Well and Production Data
http://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/publication/2002/ofr2002-47/Tulsa2002.pdf
November 13, 2002
Well and Production Data
http://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/publication/2002/ofr2002-47/Tulsa2002.pdf
November 13, 2002
Coalbed Methane Program
• Understand Activity and Provide Online
Access to Data and Information
• Understand Coal Distribution within a
Regional Geologic Setting
• Understand Coal Distribution within a
Depositional Setting
• Understand Coal Quality
http://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/publication/2002/ofr2002-47/Tulsa2002.pdf
November 13, 2002