INITIAL GIS ANALYSIS OF CO2 SEQUESTRATION IN COAL BEDS IN OHIO
Recently completed coal-resource projects in Ohio form the framework for the evaluation of coal beds for CO2 sequestration. U.S. Geological Survey co-funded studies of the availability of the Middle Kittanning (No. 6) and the Upper Freeport (No. 7) coal beds in Ohio are the primary GIS datasets that will be used. Other existing GIS databases include the Ohio Geological Surveys 1:24,000-scale bedrock geology GIS and 1:24,000-scale abandoned underground mine GIS, and the U.S. Geological Surveys National Coal Resource Data System (NCRDS). Initial data products that will be generated for the assessment will include a structure contour map of the Mississippian/Pennsylvanian unconformity, a net coal thickness map, an overburden map of the Pennsylvanian and younger age sediments, and structure contour and isopach maps of the most significant coal beds in Ohio. Each of these products will be created in a GIS and used to assess the potential feasibility and economics of both coal bed methane and CO2 sequestration.