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Improved estimation methods for surface coal mine methane emissions for reporting, beneficial use, and emission reduction purposes and relative to Australia’s safeguard mechanisms
Date of issue: FEBRUARY 2025
Methane accounts for 30% of global warming, with coal mining contributing 31% of energy sector emissions. Surface mines face greater challenges in reducing fugitive coal mine methane (CMM) than underground operations.
This paper examines mitigation strategies, showing that pre-drainage can cut emissions by 38%, and subterranean barriers can improve reductions to 46%. The proposed method helps quantify CMM reduction benefits across carbon pricing frameworks.
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Surface Coal Mining Methane Mitigation: Scope 1 Emissions Reduction
Date of issue: November 2024
This project aims to improve the estimation and reduction of methane emissions from surface metallurgical coal (MC) mining in Australia’s Bowen Basin.
With rising global demand for coal and increasing regulatory pressure to cut emissions, the study focuses on developing more accurate methods to assess and mitigate methane release. By exploring solutions like subterranean barriers and surface-to-inseam (SIS) wells, the project seeks to minimize environmental impact and identify potential revenue opportunities from methane utilization.
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More publications by our team
Improved Estimation Methods for Surface Coal Mine Methane Emissions for Reporting, Beneficial Use, and Emission Reduction Purposes and Relative to Australia's Safeguard Mechanisms
Vigil, Daniel Alarcon and Ray, Johnson Jr and Tauchnitz, James, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5033478 Published: November 25 2024.
Keywords: Coal Mining, Coal Mine Methane Emissions Reductions, Mine Pre-Drainage, Subterranean Barriers, Safeguard Mechanisms.
Successful Implementation of Two Decades of Australian Coal Seam Gas Research Can Improve Low-Permeability Coal Productivity and Recovery
Raymond Johnson, Jr
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024.
Paper Number: URTEC-4025119-MS
Published: June 17 2024
Keywords: Fluid Dynamics, Organic-Rich Rock, Geologist, Sedimentary Rock, Geology, Complex Reservoir, Hydraulic fracturing, coal seam gas, coalbed methane, tracer test analysis.