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Implementing Projects
Documents, Tools & Resources
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Popular Documents
- Identifying Opportunities for Coal Mine Methane Recovery at U.S. Coal Mines: Profiles of Selected Gassy Underground Coal Mines 2002-2006 (PDF, Jan. 2009) (207 pp, 1.2MB, About PDF)
- Methane Emissions from Abandoned Coal Mines in the U.S.: Emission Inventory Methodology and 1990-2002 Emissions Estimates (PDF) (90 pp, 678K, About PDF)
- Coal Mine Methane Global Overview, prepared by CMOP on behalf of the Methane to Markets Partnership Coal Subcommittee
- Technical Options Series
- Assessment of the World Market for Ventilation Air Methane (PDF) (132 pp, 1.5 MB, About PDF)
Overview
- Coal Mine Methane Recovery: A Primer (PDF, Sept. 2009) (72 pp, 2.8MB)
- Guidebook on Coalbed Methane Drainage for Underground Coal Mines (PDF, Apr. 1999) (51 pp, 841K)
- A Guide for Methane Mitigation Projects: Gas-to-Energy at Coal Mines (PDF, Feb. 1996) (90 pp, 660K)
Utilization
- Technical Options Series (1998 - 2004) — The Technical Options Series presents overviews of over fifteen proven and emerging technical options for using coal mine methane (CMM).
- Technical and Economic Assessment: Mitigation of Methane Emissions from Coal Mine Ventilation Air (PDF, April 1998) (96 pp, 635K)
- Upgrading Drained Coal Mine Methane to Pipeline Quality: A Report on the Commercial Status of System Suppliers (PDF, Jan. 2008) (26 pp, 379K)
Flaring
- Benefits of an Enclosed Gob Well Flare Design for Underground Coal Mines (Addendum to Conceptual Design for a Coal Mine Gob Well Flare (PDF, June 2000) (9 pp, 22K)
- Conceptual Design for a Coal Mine Gob Well Flare (PDF, Aug. 1999) (23 pp, 193K)
Drainage and Degasification
- Enhanced Gob Gas Recovery (PDF, June 2000) (20 pp, 690K)
- Directional Drilling Technology (PDF) (12 pp., 214K)
- Enhanced CBM/CMM Recovery (PDF) (9 pp, 200K)
- Fracturing Technologies for Improving CMM/CBM Production (PDF) (10 pp, 163K)