Results of coal bed methane drilling, Mylan Park, Monongalia County, West Virginia

Leslie F. Ruppert; Nick Fedorko; Peter D. Warwick; William C. Grady; Robert D. Crangle Jr.; James Q. Britton

doi:10.3133/ofr20041402

Results of coal bed methane drilling, Mylan Park, Monongalia County, West Virginia

Open-File Report 2004-1402

By: Leslie F. Ruppert, Nick Fedorko, Peter D. Warwick, William C. Grady, Robert D. Crangle Jr., and James Q. Britton

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20041402

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Abstract

The Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory funded drilling of a borehole (39.64378 deg E , -80.04376 deg N) to evaluate the potential for coal bed methane and carbon dioxide sequestration at Mylan Park, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The drilling commenced on September 23, 2002 and was completed on November 14, 2002. The 2,525 ft deep hole contained 1,483.41 ft of Pennsylvanian coal-bearing strata, 739.67 feet of Mississippian strata, and 301.93 ft. of Devonian strata. The drill site was located directly over abandoned Pittsburgh and Sewickley coal mines. Coal cores from remaining mine pillars were cut and retrieved for desorption from both mines. In addition, coals were cored and desorbed from the Pittsburgh Roof, Little Pittsburgh, Elk Lick, Brush Creek, Upper Kittanning, Middle Kittanning, Clarion, Upper Mercer, Lower Mercer, and Quakertown coal beds. All coals are Pennsylvanian in age and are high-volatile-A bituminous in rank. A total of 34.75 ft of coal was desorbed over a maximum period of 662 days, although most of the coal was desorbed for about 275 days. This report is provided in Adobe Acrobat format. Appendix 3 is provided in Excel format.

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Ruppert, L.F., Fedorko, N., Warwick, P.D., Grady, W.C., Crangle, R., Britton, J.Q., 2004, Results of coal bed methane drilling, Mylan Park, Monongalia County, West Virginia (Version 1.0, online only): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1402, 44 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20041402.

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Additional publication details
Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Results of coal bed methane drilling, Mylan Park, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	2004-1402
DOI	10.3133/ofr20041402
Edition	Version 1.0, online only
Year Published	2004
Language	ENGLISH
Description	44 p.
Online Only (Y/N)	Y