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Mining Publication: Methane Emission from U.S. Coal Mines, A Survey
Keywords: Bituminous coal Coal mining Gas emissions Methane Surveys 
 United States
Original creation date: January 1972
Authors: MC Irani, ED Thimons, TG Bobick, M Deul, MG Zabetakis
Information Circular - January 1972
Download PDF Document (1.73 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10000593
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 8558, 1972 Jan; :1-58
This survey was conducted to determine the magnitude of the methane emission and control problem in U.S. bituminous coal mines. The resultant data indicate that the emission rate for any given coalbed depends primarily on the coal production rate and on mine depth, as well as on the nature of the coalbed and the surrounding strata. An excellent correlation was found between (1) the methane emission rate and (2) the product of coal production rate and mine depth for the mines in the Pittsburgh, Pocahontas Nos. 3 and 4, and the Illinois Nos. 5 and 6 coalbeds. The highest total emission rates found in U.S. bituminous coal mines were as follows, in million cubic feet per day: Monongalia County, West Virginia, 39; Marion County, West Virginia, 30.4; McDowell County, West Virginia, 13.1; Washington County, Pennsylvania, 11.9; Greene County, Pennsylvania, 11.4; Buchanan County, Virginia, 21.6; Jefferson County, Alabama, 10.3; and Franklin County, Illinois, 6.6.
Image of publication Methane Emission from U.S. Coal Mines, A SurveyInformation Circular - January 1972
Download PDF Document (1.73 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10000593
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 8558, 1972 Jan; :1-58
See Also
Composition Change Model for Sealed Atmosphere in Coal Mines
Methane Control by Isolation of a Major Coal Panel - Pittsburgh Coalbed
Methane Emission from U.S. Coal Mines in 1973, A Survey: A Supplement to IC 8558
Methane Emission from U.S. Coal Mines in 1975, A Survey : A Supplement to Information Circulars 8558 and 8659
Methane Emission Rate Studies in a Central Pennsylvania Mine
Methane Emission Rate Studies in a Northern West Virginia Mine
Methane Emissions from an Advancing Coal Mine Section in the Pittsburgh Coalbed
Methane Emissions from U.S. Coal Mines in 1980
Removing Methane (Degasification) from the Pittsburgh Coalbed in Northern West Virginia
Reservoir Rock Properties of Coal Measure Strata of the Lower Monongahela Group, Greene County (Southwestern Pennsylvania), from Methane Control and Production Perspectives
Short-Delay Blasting in Underground Coal Mines
Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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