Analyses of geological and hydrodynamic controls on methane emissions experienced in a Lower Kittanning coal mine

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 110-127

  Karacan, C Özgen ^a   Goodman, Gerrit V R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal mining; Geostatistics; Lower Kittanning coal; Methane control; Sequential Gaussian simulation

Indexed keywords

AREA-WIDE; ASH CONTENTS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; COAL MINING; DIFFERENTIAL COMPACTION; EXPLORATION BOREHOLE; FLOTATION TESTS; FLOW GRADIENTS; GAS CONTENT; GEO-STATISTICS; GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS; GEOSTATISTICAL SIMULATION; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; HEAT VALUE; HYDRODYNAMIC CONTROL; INDIANA; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; METHANE EMISSIONS; MIGRATION PATH; MINING AREAS; MODELING RESULTS; OVERLYING STRATA; PENNSYLVANIA; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; ROOF ROCK; SEQUENTIAL GAUSSIAN SIMULATION; SIMULATED GROUND WATER; SPATIAL ATTRIBUTE; STUDY AREAS; UNIVARIATE;

ABANDONED MINES; COAL; COAL MINES; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; FLOTATION; GAS PERMEABILITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; LOADING; METHANATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

METHANE;

ABANDONED MINE; BOREHOLE; COAL MINE; COAL SEAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMISSION; GAUSSIAN METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; METHANE; PERMEABILITY; RECHARGE;

INDIANA COUNTY; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861414840     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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