2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

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

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, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 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, rutledge@caltech.edu
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2:10 PM
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1:55 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, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 939, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, rmilici@usgs.gov, rmilici@usgs.gov
 
2:30 PM
Discussion
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2:45 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, 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, melnichenkoy@ornl.gov, melnichenkoy@ornl.gov
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3:05 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, 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, bustin@unixg.ubc.ca, bustin@unixg.ubc.ca
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3:20 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, cok6@cdc.gov
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3:35 PM
ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF AQUIFER SYSTEMS, ATLANTIC RIM, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING: A NEW TOOL FOR CHARACTERIZING COALBED NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS
MCLAUGHLIN, J. Fred, Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 1020 E. Lewis Street, Energy Innovation Center, Dept.4902, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, FROST, Carol D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071 and SHARMA, Shikha, Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, WV 26506, derf1@uwyo.edu, derf1@uwyo.edu
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3:50 PM
CARBON ISOTOPE TECHNIQUE FOR COALBED AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING
QUILLINAN, Scott, Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 1020 E. Lewis Street, Energy Innovation Center, Dept. 4902, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071-2000, FROST, Carol, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071 and SHARMA, Shikha, Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, WV 26506, scottyq@uwyo.edu, scottyq@uwyo.edu
 
4:05 PM
Break
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4:20 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 and YOKSOULIAN, Lois E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Slone Research Building, Lexington, KY 40506, srimmer@geo.siu.edu, srimmer@geo.siu.edu
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4:35 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 and O'KEEFE, Jen, Earth & Space Sciences, Morehead State University, 404-A Lappin Hall, Morehead, KY 40351, j.okeefe@moreheadstate.edu, j.okeefe@moreheadstate.edu
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4:50 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, 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, L.Yo@uky.edu, L.Yo@uky.edu
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5:05 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, 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, lingao@indiana.edu, lingao@indiana.edu
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5:20 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, (2)Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, 14476, Germany, joern.hauer@umontana.edu, joern.hauer@umontana.edu
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5:35 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, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, (3)Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, jmao@odu.edu, jmao@odu.edu
 
5:50 PM
Concluding Remarks
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