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First-of-a-Kind Field Test for Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery with Simultaneous CO2 Sequestration

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These wells have been producing coalbed methane and water since 2004. In advance of CO 2 injection, horizontal coalbed methane wells were drilled in a modified five-spot pattern over a 200-acre area into the unmineable Upper Freeport coal seam, 1,200 to 1,800 feet below ground, and separately into the overlying mineable Pittsburgh coal seam.

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USGS boosts assessment of recoverable natural gas in Marcellus Shale by 42x from 2002; now 84 trillion cubic feet

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However, in late 2004, the Marcellus was recognized as a potential reservoir rock, instead of just a regional source rock, meaning that the gas could be produced from it instead of just being a source for the gas. Since the 1930s, almost every well drilled through the Marcellus found noticeable quantities of natural gas. Coleman, J.L.,

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US State Department issues Presidential Permit to TransCanada for Keystone XL

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The permit authorizes TransCanada to construct, to connect, to operate, and to maintain pipeline facilities at the US-Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana for the importation of crude oil. County and local permites in Montana and South Dakota. The permit was signed by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A.