Coal Mine Methane

Selected References - revised November 2007

TSOP members have found these references to be useful in their work.
They should be available at university or geological research center libraries.
They are not available from TSOP (except for those listed on our Publications page)

Beamish, B.B., and P.J. Crosdale, 1998, Instantaneous outbursts in underground coal mines: an overview and association with coal type: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 35, p. 27-55.

Bibler, C.J., J.S. Marshall, and R.C. Pilcher, 1998, Status of worldwide coal mine methane emissions and use: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 35, p. 283-310.

Bibler, C., and P. Carothers, 2000, Overview of coal mine gas use technologies: Second International Methane Mitigation Conference, Novosibirsk, Russia, June 2000, 8 p. (available at Raven Ridge web site: www.ravenridge.com)

Brunner, D., 2000, Enhanced gob gas recovery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 18 p. (www.epa.gov/coalbed, see CMOP Library, CMOP Reports)

Burrell, G.A., and F.M. Seibert, 1913, The sampling and examination of mine gases and natural gas: U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 42, 116 p.

Burrell, G.A., I.W. Robertson, and G.G. Oberfell, 1916, Black damp in mines: U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 105, 88 p.

Cao, Y., D. He, and D.C. Glick, 2001, Coal and gas outbursts in footwalls of reverse faults: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 48, p. 47-63.

Cao, Y., A. Davis, R. Liu, X. Liu, and Y. Zhang, 2003, The influence of tectonic deformation on some geochemical properties of coals—a possible indicator of outburst potential: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 53, p. 69-79.

Danell, R.E., Å. Källstrand, J. Nunn, and B. Heed, 2001, Reduction of methane emissions from underground coal mining: demonstration of abatement and utilisation in mine ventilation exhaust air: Proceedings, International Coalbed Methane Symposium, p. 87-99.

Diamond, W.P., 1993, Methane control for underground coal mines, in B.E. Law and D.D. Rice, eds., Hydrocarbons from coal: AAPG Studies in Geology 38, p. 237-267.

Diamond, W.P., 1994, Methane control for underground coal mines: U.S. Bureau of Mines, Information Circular 9395, 44 p.

Díaz Aguado, M.B., and C.G. Nicieza, 2007, Control and prevention of gas outbursts in coal mines, Riosa-Olloniego coalfield, Spain: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 69, p. 253-266.

EPA, 2005, Global coal mine methane utilization: promising opportunities: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Coalbed Methane Extra, June 2005, EPA-430-N-00-004, p. 1-7. (http://www.epa.gov/coalbed)

Hill, R., 2002, CBM: converting a resource into energy: World Coal, v. 11, p. 50-51, 53.

Karacan, C.Ö., G.S. Esterhuizen, S.J. Schatzel, and W.P. Diamond, 2007, Reservoir simulation-based modeling for characterizing longwall methane emissions and gob gas venthole production: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 71, p. 225-245.

Karacan, C.Ö., W.P. Diamond, and S.J. Schatzel, 2007, Numerical analysis of the influence of in-seam horizontal methane drainage boreholes on longwall face emission rates: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 72, p. 15-32.

Lama, R.D., and J. Bodziony, 1998, Management of outburst in underground coal mines: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 35, p. 83-115.

Li, T., M.F. Cai, and M. Cai, 2007, Earthquake-induced unusual gas emission in coalmines — A km-scale in-situ experimental investigation at Laohutai mine: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 71, p. 209-224.

Mitariten, M., 2002, Adsorption advances: World Coal, v. 11, p. 57-58, 60-61.

Mutmansky, J.M., 1999, Guidebook on coalbed methane drainage for underground coal mines: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Document 60938, 46 p. (available at EPA Coalbed Methane Outreach Program web site: www.epa.gov/coalbed, see CMOP Library, CMOP Reports)

Noak, K., 1998, Control of gas emissions in underground coal mines: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 35, p. 57-82.

Oliver, S., 2002, Methane enrichment: World Coal, v. 11, p. 53-55.

Pilcher, R.C., R.C. Collings, and J.S. Marshall, 2000, An overview of emerging practices and models used in coal mine methane resource estimation and reserve evaluation: Second International Methane Mitigation Conference, Novosibirsk, Russia, June 2000, 7 p. (available at Raven Ridge web site: www.ravenridge.com)

Thielemann, T., and R. Littke, 1999, Examples of the methane exchange between litho- and atmosphere: the coal bearing Ruhr basin, Germany, in M. Mastalerz, M. Glikson, and S.D. Golding, eds., Coalbed methane: scientific, environmental and economic evaluation: Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 555-558.

Thielemann, T., B.M. Krooss, R. Littke, and D.H. Welte, 2001, Does coal mining induce methane emissions through the lithosphere/atmosphere boundary in the Ruhr basin, Germany?: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 74, p. 219-231.

Whittles, D.N., I.S. Lowndes, S.W. Kingman, C. Yates, and S. Jobling, 2007, The stability of methane capture boreholes around a long wall coal panel: International Journal of Coal Geology, v. 71, p. 313-328.

Willenbrink, B., 2003, Degassing developments: World Coal, v. 12, no. 3, p. 51-52, 54.


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