2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)
Session No. 215 Tuesday, 20 October 2009
1:30 PM-6:00 PM, Oregon Convention Center: B114/115

T152. Frontiers in Coal Science: From Basic Research to Applied Technology (GSA Coal Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division)

R.M. Flores and Maria Mastalerz, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 1:30 PM Introductory Remarks
215-11:35 PM PROJECTIONS FOR ULTIMATE COAL PRODUCTION FROM PRODUCTION HISTORIES: RUTLEDGE, David B., Engineering and Applied Science, Calfornia Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, rutledge@caltech.edu
215-31:55 PM ESTIMATION OF U.S. PEAK COAL PRODUCTION: MILICI, Robert C.1, FLORES, Romeo M.2, and STRICKER, Gary D.2, (1) U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192, rmilici@usgs.gov, (2) U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 939, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
215-22:10 PM Paper Withdrawn
 2:10 PM Discussion
215-42:25 PM MONITORING CO2 AND METHANE ADSORPTION INTO THE COAL: APPLICATION OF SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING TECHNIQUES (SANS AND USANS): MELNICHENKO, Yuri, Neutron Sacttering Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6393, melnichenkoy@ornl.gov, RADLINSKI, Andrzej, Geoscience Australia, Cnr Hindmarsh Drive and Jerrabomberra Avenue, Canberra City, ACT 2601, Australia, and MASTALERZ, Maria, Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
215-52:45 PM ROLE OF MOISTURE IN ADSORPTION AND DESORPTION OF GAS FROM COAL: BUSTIN, R. Marc, Earth and Ocean Sciences, UBC, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T1x4, Canada, bustin@unixg.ubc.ca, CHALMERS, Gareth, Earth and Ocean Sciences, UBC, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada, and BUSTIN, Amanda M.M., Earth and Ocean Sciences, UBC, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
215-63:00 PM MODELING OF METHANE CONTROL IN COAL MINES: APPLICATIONS OF RESERVOIR ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES AND PREDICTIVE MODELS: KARACAN, C. Özgen, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, CDC/NIOSH, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, PO Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, cok6@cdc.gov
215-73:15 PM ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF AQUIFER SYSTEMS, ATLANTIC RIM, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING: A NEW TOOL FOR CHARACTERIZING COALBED NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS: MCLAUGHLIN, J. Fred, Wyoming State Geological Survey, P.O. Box 1347, Laramie, WY 82073, derf1@uwyo.edu, FROST, Carol D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3006, Laramie, WY 82071, and SHARMA, Shikha, Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming, Dept 3354, 1000 E University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071
215-83:30 PM CARBON ISOTOPE TECHNIQUE FOR COALBED AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING: QUILLINAN, Scott, Energy abd Water Resources, Wyoming State Geological Survey, P.O. Box 1347, Laramie, WY 82072, scottyq@uwyo.edu, FROST, Carol, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, and SHARMA, Shikha, Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming, Dept 3354, 1000 E University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071
 3:45 PM Break
215-94:00 PM THE EFFECT OF HEATING RATE ON ORGANIC MATURATION: CONTACT METAMORPHISM OF COAL VERSUS BURIAL MATURATION: RIMMER, Susan M., Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Mailcode 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, srimmer@geo.siu.edu and YOKSOULIAN, Lois E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Slone Research Building, Lexington, KY 40506
215-104:15 PM RE-EXAMINING THE PAST: COAL FROM THE COOS BAY, 70 YEARS LATER: HOWER, James C., Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511, hower@caer.uky.edu and O'KEEFE, Jennifer M.K., Earth & Space Sciences, Morehead State University, 404-A Lappin Hall, Morehead, KY 40351, j.okeefe@moreheadstate.edu
215-114:30 PM CONTACT METAMORPHOSED COAL AND GLOBAL WARMING: IS THERE EVIDENCE FOR A LARGE-SCALE RELEASE OF METHANE?: YOKSOULIAN, Lois E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Slone Research Building, Lexington, KY 40506, L.Yo@uky.edu, RIMMER, Susan, Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Mailcode 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, and ROWE, Harold, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 77019
215-124:45 PM HYDROGEN, CARBON, AND NITROGEN ISOTOPIC RESPONSES TO INSTANTANEOUS HEATING ALONG A COAL SEAM NEAR TWO DIKE INTRUSIONS IN ILLINOIS: GAO, Ling, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, lingao@indiana.edu, SCHIMMELMANN, Arndt, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, MASTALERZ, Maria, Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, SAUER, Peter, Geoloigcal Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, and TOPALOV, Katarina, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405
215-135:00 PM AN UPPER CRETACEOUS COAL IN THE EAGLE FORMATION OF SOUTH-CENTRAL MONTANA AS AN INDICATOR FOR RAPID TRANSGRESSION: HAUER, Jörn1, OSWALD, Oliver2, HENDRIX, Marc S.1, and STAUB, James R.1, (1) Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, joern.hauer@umontana.edu, (2) Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
215-145:15 PM STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF A BITUMINOUS COAL AND THEIR CHANGES AFTER LOW-TEMPERATURE OXIDATION AND LOSS OF VOLATILES INVESTIGATED BY ADVANCED SOLID-STATE NMR SPECTROSCOPY: MAO, Jingdong1, SCHIMMELMANN, Arndt2, MASTALERZ, Maria3, HATCHER, Patrick1, and LI, Yuan1, (1) Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, jmao@odu.edu, (2) Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, (3) Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
 5:30 PM Concluding Remarks

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