U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1239

Published 2004
Online Only
Version 1.0

Preliminary Results from Coal-Bed Methane Drilling in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Peter D. Warwick, F. Clayton Breland, Jr., Arthur C. Clark, and Jason C. Willett

Introduction

In March, 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Louisiana, and EnerVest Management Partners, LTD., through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), drilled and cored a coal-bed methane test well in northeastern Ouchita Parish, Louisiana. The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the preliminary results from the test well. Because much of the analytical work on samples collected (such as coal petrography and biostratigraphy) is still underway, a detailed data compilation will be released at a later date.

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For questions about the content of this report, contact Peter D. Warwick.

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