The occurrence of a secondary zone of coal-bed methane in the southern part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (southern Poland): Potential for methane exploitation

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 157-168

  Kedzior, Sławomir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carboniferous roof; Coal permeability; Coal bed methane; Gas fuel; Geological structure; Upper Silesian Coal Basin

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS COALS; CARBONIFEROUS ROOF; CBM ACCUMULATION; COAL SEAMS; COAL-BED METHANE; COALBED METHANES; FAULT ZONE; GENETIC TYPE; GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; METHANE CONTENT; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SHALLOW COAL SEAM; SHALLOW ZONES; SILESIAN COALS; THERMOGENIC METHANE; UPPER SILESIAN COAL BASIN;

COAL DEPOSITS; GAS FUELS; INVESTMENTS; METHANATION; METHANE; ROOFS;

COAL;

CARBONIFEROUS; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FRACTURE ZONE; METHANE; PERMEABILITY; SATURATION;

POLAND; SLASKIE; UPPER SILESIAN COAL BASIN;

EID: 79954620589     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Alsaab D., Elie M., Izart A., Sachsenhofer R.F., Privalov V.A., Suárez-Ruiz I. Distribution of thermogenic methane in Carboniferous coal seams of the Donets Basin (Ukraine): applications to exploration of methane and forecast of mining hazards. International Journal of Coal Geology 2009, 78:27-37.
2. Aravena R., Harrison S.M., Barker J.F., Abercrombie H., Rudolph D. Origin of methane in the Elk Valley coalfield, southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Chemical Geology 2003, 195:219-227.
3. Bodden R.W., Ehrlich R. Permeability of coals and characteristic of desorption tests: implications for coalbed methane production. International Journal of Coal Geology 1998, 35:333-347.
4. Bogacz W., Kotarba M.J., Krach J. Structural features of the coal-bearing strata in the southern part of the Rybnik Coal District (Southern Poland). Geologorum Poloniae 1984, 54(3/4):361-377. (in Polish with English abstract).
5. Borowski J. The problem of coalification of coal seams and methane origin against a background of volcanism in the south part of the Upper Silesian Basin. Przegla{ogonek}d Górniczy 1968, 4:165-172. (in Polish).
6. Borowski J., Sosnowski M. Phenomena associated with a great depth of coal seams in north-eastern part of Rybnik Coal Area. Przegla{ogonek}d Górniczy 1977, 9:402-407. (in Polish).
7. Buła Z., Kotas A. Geological Atlas of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Part III Structural Geological Maps 1994, Geological Institute, Poland, Warsaw.
8. Buła Z., Habryn R., Pia{ogonek}tkowska A., Doktór S., Graniczny M., Kowalski Z. Structural pattern of sedimentary formations from Upper Silesia and western Małopolska in the light of remote sensing data. Przegla{ogonek}d Geologiczny 2007, 55:582-588. (in Polish with English abstract).
9. Busch A., Gensterblum Y., Krooss B.M., Littke R. Methane and carbon dioxide adsorption-diffusion experiments on coal: upscaling and modeling. International Journal of Coal Geology 2004, 60:151-168.
10. Crosdale P.J., Beamish B.B., Valix M. Coalbed methane sorption related to coal composition. International Journal of Coal Geology 1998, 35:147-158.
11. Dawson G.K.W., Esterle J.S. Controls on coal cleat spacing. International Journal of Coal Geology 2010, 82:213-218.
12. Flores R.M. Microbes, methanogenesis, and microbial gas in coal. International Journal of Coal Geology 2008, 76:1-2.
13. Gentzis T., Deisman N., Chalaturnyk R.J. Geomechanical properties and permeability of coals from the Foothills and Mountain regions of western Canada. International Journal of Coal Geology 2007, 69:153-164.
14. Gentzis T., Goodarzi F., Cheung F.K., Laggoun-Défarge F. Coalbed methane production from the Manville coals in Alberta, Canada: a comparison of two areas. International Journal of Coal Geology 2008, 74:237-249.
15. Hemza P., Sivek M., Jirásek P. Factors influencing the methane content of coal beds of the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Czech Republic. International Journal of Coal Geology 2009, 79:29-39.
16. Hildenbrand A., Krooss B.M., Busch A., Gaschnitz R. Evolution of methane sorption capacity of coal seams as a function of burial history - a case study from Campine Basin, NE Belgium. International Journal of Coal Geology 2006, 66:179-203.
17. Hunt A.M., Stelle D.J. Coalbed methane development in the Appalachian Basin. Quarterly Review of the Methane from Coal Seams Technology 1991, 1-4:10-19.
18. Jakubów A., Tor A., Wierzbicki M. Some structural properties of coal sample collected from outburst masses from "Zofiówka" coal mine. XIII International Scientific-Technical Conference: Natural Mining Hazards 2006, Depth of Mining and Mining Hazards 2006, 86-93. Główny Instytut Górnictwa, Katowice, (in Polish with English abstract).
19. Jasper K., Krooss B.M., Flajs G., Hartkopf-Fröder Chr, Littke R. Characteristics of type III kerogen in coal-bearing strata from the Pennsylvanian (Upper Carboniferous) in the Ruhr Basin, Western Germany: comparison of coals, dispersed organic matter, kerogen concentrates and coal-mineral mixtures. International Journal of Coal Geology 2009, 80:1-19.
20. Jura D. Morphotectonics and Evolution of Discordances of Different Age Present in the Top Surface of the Carboniferous of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin 2001, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Śla{ogonek}skiego, Katowice, (in Polish with English abstract).
21. Jurczak-Drabek A. Petrographical atlas of coal deposits. Upper Silesian Coal Basin 1996, Geological Institute, Warsaw.
22. Jurczak-Drabek A., Kwarciński J. Relationship between hard coal sorption capacity of methane and petrographic composition of hard coal (Upper Silesian Coal Basin). Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Śla{ogonek}skiej s. Górnictwo 2003, 257:75-84. (in Polish with English abstract).
23. Kandarachevová J., Sedláčková L., Hỳlová L., Jirásek J., Sivek M. Lateral development of coalification in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin and its connection with gas deposits. International Journal of Coal Geology 2009, 78:225-232.
24. Karacan C.Ö. Reconciling longwall gob reservoirs and venthole production performances using multiple rate drawdown test analysis. International Journal of Coal Geology 2009, 80:181-195.
25. Ke{ogonek}dzior S. The geological aspect of the occurrence of high coalbed methane zone in Pawe{ogonek}owice area (Upper Silesian Coal Basin). Biuletyn Pae{ogonek}stwowego Instytutu Geologicznego 2008, 429:69-73. (in Polish with English abstract).
26. Ke{ogonek}dzior S. Geological and resources characterization of natural gas (free methane) deposits occurring in the Upper Silesian region from the local exploitation point of view. Górnictwo Odkrywkowe 2008, 2-3:77-80. (in Polish with English abstract).
27. Ke{ogonek}dzior S. The problem of emission and development of coal mine methane an example from chosen coal mines of the southern part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Górnictwo Odkrywkowe 2009, 2-3:79-83. (in Polish with English abstract).
28. Ke{ogonek}dzior S. Accumulation of coal-bed methane in the south-west part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (southern Poland). International Journal of Coal Geology 2009, 80:20-34.
29. Ke{ogonek}dzior S., Hadro J., Kwarciński J., Nagy S., Młynarczyk M., Rostkowski R., Zalewska E. The natural conditions of the occurrence and exploitation methods of coal-bed methane in chosen coal basins in the USA and the possibilities of development of that gas exploitation in Poland - a report on training trip to the USA. Przegla{ogonek}d Geologiczny 2007, 55:565-570. (in Polish).
30. Khavari-Khorasani G., Michelsen J.K. Coal-bed gas content and gas undersaturation. Coal-bed Methane: Scientific, Environmental and Economic Evaluation 1999, 207-231. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. M. Mastalerz, M. Glikson, S.D. Golding (Eds.).
31. Kotarba M.J. Generation and accumulation of hydrocarbons and geochemical characteristics of organic matter in autochthonous Miocene strata of the Carpathian Foredeep. Prace PIG, CLXVIII: Analysis of the Tertiary Basin of the Carpathian Foredeep 1999, 277-296. Polish Geological Institute, (in Polish and English abstract). T.M. Peryt (Ed.).
32. Kotarba M.J. Composition and origin of gases in the Upper Silesian and Lublin Coal Basins, Poland. Organic Geochemistry 2001, 32:163-180.
33. Kotarba M., Ney R. Hydrocarbons in Upper Carboniferous coal-bearing series of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Study of Models and the Balance of Generation and Accumulation of Gases in Coal-bearing Series of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin 1995, 7-24. Publication Centrum PPGSMiE PAN, Kraków, (in Polish). R. Ney, M. Kotarba (Eds.).
34. Kotarba M.J., Pluta I. Origin of natural waters and gases within the Upper Carboniferous coal-bearing and autochthonous Miocene strata in South-Western part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland. Applied Geochemistry 2009, 24:876-889.
35. Kotarba M., Pe{ogonek}kała Z., Daniel J., Wie{ogonek}cław D., Smolarski L. The deep distribution of methane content and higher hydrocarbons in Upper Carboniferous coal-bearing strata of Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Study of Models and the Balance of Generation and Accumulation of Gases in Coal-bearing Series of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin 1995, 61-74. Publication Centrum PPGSMiE PAN, Kraków, (in Polish). R. Ney, M.J. Kotarba (Eds.).
36. Kotas A. Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Mineral Deposits 1990, vol. VI:77-92. Geological Institute, Wydawnictwa Geologiczne, Warszawa. R. Osika (Ed.).
37. Coal-bed Methane Potential of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland. Prace PIG CXLII 1994, Polish Geological Institute, Warszawa. A. Kotas (Ed.).
38. Kotas A. Moravian-Silesian-Cracovian region. Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Prace Paa{ogonek}stwowego Instytutu Geologicznego CXLVIII 1995, 124-133. Polish Geologcal Institute. A. Zdanowski, H. Żakowa (Eds.).
39. Kotas A., Buła Z., Ga{ogonek}dek S., Kwarciński J., Malicki R. Geological Atlas of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Part II Coal quality maps 1983, Wydawnictwa Geologiczne, Warsaw.
40. Krooss B.M., Van Bergen F., Gensterblum Y., Siemons N., Pagnier H.J.M., David P. High-pressure methane and carbon dioxide adsorption on dry and moisture-equilibrated Pennsylvanian coals. International Journal of Coal Geology 2002, 51:69-92.
41. Kwarciński J., Hadro J. Coalbed methane in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Przegla{ogonek}d Geologiczny 2008, 56:485-490. (in Polish with English abstract).
42. Lamberson M.N., Bustin M.R. Coal-bed methane characteristics of Gates Formation coals, northeastern British Columbia; effect of maceral composition. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin 1993, 77:2062-2076.
43. Laxminarayana C., Crosdale P.J. Role of coal type and rank on methane sorption characteristic of Bowen Basin, Australia Coals. International Journal of Coal Geology 1999, 40:309-325.
44. McCants C.Y., Spafford S., Stevens S.H. Five-spot production pilot on tight spacing: rapid evaluation of a coalbed methane block in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland. Proceedings of the 2001 International Coalbed Methane Symposium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 14-18, 193-204 2001.
45. McLennan J.D., Schafer P.S., Pratt T.J. A Guide to Determining Coalbed Gas Content 1995, 10-19. Gas Research Institute (GRI Reference Number, GRI-94/0396), Chicago IL.
46. Niemczyk B. Determination from results of drilling of gas potential in coal deposits and practical confirmation of the method from the "Krupiński" mine. Technika Poszukiwań Geologicznych 1984, 4:37-42. (in Polish with English abstract).
47. Obuchowicz Z. Petroleum and gas deposits in Carpathian Foredeep. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 1963, 33:397-411. (in Polish with Russian abstract).
48. Pashin J.C. Variable gas saturation in coalbed methane reservoirs of the Black Warrior Basin: implications for exploration and production. International Journal of Coal Geology 2010, 82:135-146.
49. Pluta I., Zuber A. Origin of brines in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (Poland) inferred from stable isotope and chemical data. Applied Geochemistry 1995, 10:447-460.
50. Poborski C. In a cause of methane origin in Carboniferous strata of the south part of Rybnik Mining District. Przegla{ogonek}d Górniczy 1960, 7-8:360-369. (in Polish).
51. Pozzi M. Optical anisotropy of coal in seams of Jastrze{ogonek}bie area as a symptom of tectonic stresses. Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Śla{ogonek}skiej 1996, 229. Gliwice. (in Polish with Englich abstract).
52. Różkowski A. Silesian and Krakow region. Hydrogeology 1991, vol. VII:177-189. Geological Institute, Publishing House, Wydawnictwa Geologiczne, Warszawa, (in Polish). J. Malinowski (Ed.).
53. Scott A.R. Hydrogeologic factors affecting gas content distribution in coal beds. International Journal of Coal Geology 2002, 50:363-387.
54. Semyrka G., Kowalski A., Kosakowski P., Wie{ogonek}cław D. Petrographical, chemical and geochemical description of coals from chosen areas of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Publication Centrum PPGSMiE PAN 1995, 75-98. (in Polish).
55. Staniek L. Methane migration in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin by disjunctive dislocations. Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Śla{ogonek}skiej, s. Górnictwo 1986, 140:50-54. (in Polish with English abstract).
56. Tarnowski J. Geological conditions of methane occurrence in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB). Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Śla{ogonek}skiej, z. 1989, 166. Dział Wydawnictw Politechniki Śla{ogonek}skiej, Gliwice, (in Polish with English summary).
57. Teper L., Sagan G. Geological history and mining seismicity in Upper Silesia (Poland): mechanics of Joined and Faulted Rock II 1995, 939-943. Rotterdam-Brookfield, Balkema. H.P. Rossmanith (Ed.).
58. Twardowski K. Assessment of Methane-content in Hard Coals in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin Based on the Results of Bore-holes Measurements 1997, Wydawnictwo Centrum PPGSMiE, Kraków, (in Polish).
59. Van Bergen F., Pagnier H., Krzystolik P. Field experiment of enhanced coalbed methane-CO2 in the Upper Silesian basin of Poland. Environmental Geosciences 2006, 13:201-224.
60. Wei C., Qin Y., Wang G.G.X., Fu X., Jiang B., Zhang Z. Simulation study on evolution of coalbed methane reservoir in Qinshui basin, China. International Journal of Coal Geology 2007, 72:53-69.
61. Wolf K.A.A., Van Bergen F., Ephraim R., Pagnier H. Determination of the cleat angle distribution of the RECOPOL coal seams, using CT-scans and image analysis on drilling cuttings and coal blocks. International Journal of Coal Geology 2008, 73:259-272.