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Session No. 206
Tuesday, 2 November 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 1CD (Colorado Convention Center)

T27. Frontiers in Coal Science: Basic Research to Applied Technology

GSA Coal Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

Sharon M. Swanson and Ronald H. Affolter, Advocates
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1:30 PM
UNDERGROUND COAL GASIFICATION: EXAMPLES FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE ILLINOIS BASIN
MASTALERZ, M.1, DROBNIAK, Agnieszka2, PARKE, Mary2 and RUPP, J.1, (1)Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 N. Walnut Grove Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, mmastale@indiana.edu, mmastale@indiana.edu
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1:45 PM
UNDERGROUND COAL GASIFICATION POTENTIAL OF COLORADO
CARROLL, Chris, Xxx, Wyoming State Geological Survey, PO Box 1347, Laramie, WY 82073, Chris.Carroll@wyo.gov, Chris.Carroll@wyo.gov
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2:00 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF A POTENTIAL UNDERGROUND COAL GASIFICATION SITE IN SOUTHERN INDIANA
PARKE, M.1, MASTALERZ, M.1, DROBNIAK, A.2, RUPP, J.1, MOORE, R.3, LAX, S.3 and KELSON, V.3, (1)Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 N. Walnut Grove Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Indiana Geological Survey, 611 N. Walnut Grove Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Layne Christensen Company, 320 West 8th Street, Showers Plaza, Suite 201, Bloomington, IN 47404-3700, mparke@indiana.edu, mparke@indiana.edu
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2:15 PM
DECIPHERING COALBED METHANE EXPLORATION DATA IN REAL TIME
MOORE, Tim A., Cipher Coal Consulting Ltd, 173 Clifton Tce, Sumner, Christchurch, 8081, New Zealand, tmoore@ciphercoal.com, tmoore@ciphercoal.com
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2:30 PM
FACTORS AFFECTING THE GAS CONTENT OF POCAHONTAS BASIN COAL BEDS, SW VIRGINIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR COAL-BASED CARBON CAPTURE/STORAGE AND ENHANCED COAL BED METHANE PRODUCTION
EBLE, Cortland F.1, GREB, Stephen F.2, MCCLURE, Michael3, CONRAD, Matthew3 and GRIMM, Ryan P.4, (1)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, (2)Kentucky Geological Survey, 228 MMRB University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, (3)Marshall Miller & Associates, 534 Industrial Park Rd, Bluefield, VA 24605, (4)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, eble@uky.edu, eble@uky.edu
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2:45 PM
GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TONGUE RIVER AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGES IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN: ANALYZING THE INFLUENCE OF NATURAL PROCESSES AND COALBED NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
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, 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 and FROST, Carol, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, scottyq@uwyo.edu, scottyq@uwyo.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF HETEROGENEOUS MERCURY REACTIVITY IN COAL-FIRED FLUE GAS
WILCOX, Jennifer, SASMAZ, Erdem, PADAK, Bihter and KIRCHOFER, Abby, Stanford University, 367 Panama St, Stanford, CA 94305, jen.wilcox@stanford.edu, jen.wilcox@stanford.edu
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3:30 PM
REVISITING INTRUDED COALS AND SHALES ALONG THE PURGATOIRE RIVER VALLEY, CO: AN OCCURRENCE OF NATURAL PITCH COKE
CRELLING, John C., Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, MS 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901 and RIMMER, Susan M., Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Mailcode 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, jcrelling@geo.siu.edu, jcrelling@geo.siu.edu
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3:45 PM
GAS EMISSIONS, TARS, AND SECONDARY MINERALS AT THE RUTH MULLINS COAL MINE FIRE
O'KEEFE, Jen1, NEACE, Erika R.2, HAMMOND III, Maxwell L.2, ENGLE, Mark A.3, HOWER, James C.4 and STRACHER, Glenn B.5, (1)Earth & Space Sciences, Morehead State University, 404-A Lappin Hall, Morehead, KY 40351, (2)Earth & Space Sciences, Morehead State University, 101 Space Science Center, Morehead, KY 40351, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (4)Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511, (5)Department of Science and Mathematics, East Georgia College, University System of Georgia, 131 College Circle, Swainsboro, GA 30401, j.okeefe@moreheadstate.edu, j.okeefe@moreheadstate.edu
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4:00 PM
INERTINITE IN PERMIAN COALS FROM THE KUZNETSK BASIN, RUSSIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF WILDFIRE HISTORY
HUDSPITH, Victoria1, SCOTT, Andrew C.1, PRONINA, Natalia2, COLLINSON, Margaret E.1, RILEY, Gerry3 and BEELEY, Trudy3, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, (2)Geology Department, Moscow State University, Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia, (3)Fuels and Combustion, RWEnpower, Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, SN5 6PB, United Kingdom, a.scott@es.rhul.ac.uk, a.scott@es.rhul.ac.uk
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4:15 PM
TESTING EXTINCTION AS A MECHANISM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DISRUPTION AT THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY (MT, USA)
KENNEDY Jr, Mike S., Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 7234 Woodbury Dr, Franklin, WI 53132, ISBELL, John L., Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201 and SHEEHAN, Peter M., Geology, Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53233, mskjr@uwm.edu, mskjr@uwm.edu
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4:30 PM
EVALUATION OF MINERAL MATTER BEHAVIOUR DURING COAL UTILISATION
WARD, Colin R., School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia, FRENCH, David H., CSIRO Energy Technology, PO Box 52, North Ryde, 1670, Australia and LI, Zhongsheng, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, 2052, Australia, c.ward@unsw.edu.au, c.ward@unsw.edu.au
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