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(Copublished with Colorado Geological Survey). Coalbed Methane in the Upper Cretaceous Fruitland Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado (Copublished with Colorado Geological Survey). Coalbed Methane in the Upper Cretaceous Fruitland Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado 1994

Coalbed methane is playing an increasingly important role in meeting the energy needs of the United States. According to one estimate, this unconventional gas may supply 4-5% of the domestic natural gas in 1994.

Ayers Jr., W.B., Kaiser, W.R. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
With Colorado Geological Survey. Geologic and Hydrologic Controls on Coalbed Methane: Sand Wash Basin, Colorado and Wyoming With Colorado Geological Survey. Geologic and Hydrologic Controls on Coalbed Methane: Sand Wash Basin, Colorado and Wyoming 1994

Coalbed methane production has been established in the Sand Wash Basin. Large coal resources, gas shows during drilling of coal beds, and high gas contents in some coals triggered initial development along the basin margins. Results to date have been disappointing.

Kaiser, W.R., Scott, A.R., Hamilton, D.S., Tyler, Roger, McMurry, R.G., Zhou, Naijiang, Tremain, C.M. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology