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U.S. Coal Mine Methane Conference
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September 25-27, 2007
St. Louis, Missouri USA
List of Attendees (PDF) (2 pp, 63K)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th
8:30 – 9:00 am
EPA and Climate Change Insights for the Coal Mining Industry (PDF) (21 pp, 1.5MB) Dina Kruger, Director of the EPA's Climate Change Division
9:00 – 9:30 am
Coal Mine Methane
Recovery & Utilization
in the United States:
Emerging Trends (PDF) (21 pp, 857K) Pamela M. Franklin, Coalbed Methane Outreach Program
9:30 – 10:15 am
First U.S. Field Trial of Oxidation Technology for Ventilation Air Methane (PDF) (67 pp, 2.3MB) Deborah A Kosmack, Richard A. Winschel, Kenneth P. Zak of CONSOL Energy
10:30 – 11:15 am
CMM Recovery - Advantages and
Disadvantages of Surface CBM Wells
and In-Mine Horizontal Boreholes (PDF) (37 pp, 2.8MB) Steve Kravits of Target Drilling, Inc.
11:15 – 12:00 pm
Coal Mine Methane (CMM)
Operating Experiences (PDF) (27 pp, 3.8MB) Peet Sööt of CMM Energy, LLC
1:30 – 2:15 pm
Experience with Upgrading Coal Mine Methane to Pipeline Quality with the Molecular Gate Technology (PDF) (26 pp, 4.9MB) Mike Mitariten of Guild Associates, Inc.
2:15 – 2:45 pm
Overview of Abandoned Mine Projects and Opportunities in the US (PDF) (21 pp, 1.5MB) Jim Marshall of Raven Ridge Resources
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Prototype Systems of Transporting Methane by CNG (PDF) (19 pp, 1.5MB) Chris E. Schimp of Compressed Energy Systems LL
3:45 – 4:30 pm
Coal Mine Methane Operations: DTE Methane Resources' Corinth Plant (PDF) (37 pp, 2MB) James R. Peña of DTE Energy
4:30 – 5:15 pm
CNX Gas: CBM/CMM Extraction – A Winning proposition for Both Gas and Coal (PDF) (44 pp, 5.7MB) Rocky Malamisura of CNX Gas
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th
Day Two: International Case Studies, Policy, Regulatory, and Finance Issues
Session One: Policy, Regulatory, and Finance Issues and Barriers
8:40 – 9:10 am
The Developing US Voluntary Offset Market (PDF) (22 pp, 147K) Mark T. Wasilko, president of GE/AES GHG Services
9:10 – 9:55 am
3Degrees: Financing U.S. CMM Projects with Carbon Credits (PDF) (23 pp, 2.1MB) Dan Kalafatas of 3Degrees Inc.
10:10 – 10:55 am
Flaring at Operational Mines in the UK (PDF) (27 pp, 1.5MB) Neil Butler, Project Manager for Harworth Power
11:00 – 11:40 am
Legal and Regulatory Issues Affecting Coal Mine Methane Capture and Development (PDF) (34 pp, 187K) Lawrence McBride of Foley and Lardner LLP
Session Two: Interesting and Innovative Projects Globally
1:15 – 2:00 pm
Coal Mine Methane Mitigation,
Past – Present – Future (PDF) (54 pp, 2.1MB) Bill Tonks of Camco
2:00 – 2:45 pm
VAM to Electricity - Proven Technology (PDF) (58 pp, 3.9MB) Richard Mattus of MEGTECH
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Gas to Energy Solutions - Concept to Creation (PDF) (30 pp, 2MB) Greg Columbus of Clarke Energy
3:45 – 4:30 pm
Sustainable Green Electricity from Coal Gas in China (PDF) (22 pp, 1.1MB) Dick Crump of Caterpillar
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th – Field Visits to DTE Methane Resources and Grayson Hill Energy Abandoned Mine Methane Facilities
Other Presentations
The Modern High Temperature Flare (PDF) (14 pp, 860K)
The CMM Recovery and Utilizationi in SAADEC (PDF) (29 pp, 2MB) Liu Zilong