Geological Research at the IGS

Agnieszka Drobniak

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Data collection, verification, & encoding for the National Coal Resources Data System (NCRDS) YR 2/5
Assessment of Hydrologic Consequences of CO2 Sequestration within the Illinois Basin
Converting Coal Maps to Story Maps
Major points sources of CO2 emissions from coal in Indiana
Maps of the New Albany Shale in the Illinois Basin
Indiana Coal Quality Database (ICQD)
Combined underground coal gasification and CO2 Capture and Storage - TOPS - Technology options for coupled underground coal gasification and CO2 capture and storage
Shale Gas: Geochemical and Physical Constraints on Genesis, Storage, and Productibility
Application of transmitted light techniques for evaluation of thermal maturity
Geologic support of abandoned and active coal mines in Indiana for ventilation design
Investigation of the Origin and Nature of Coke Variations in Non-Recovery/Heat-Recovery Coke Making
Evaluation of the Illinois Basin coals for underground coal gasification (UCG)
Potential of Lower Block and Upper Block Coal Members for coking: Resources and properties
Organic matter in the Illinois Basin: Interactive atlas: Part I – New Albany Shale
Organizing 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP) in Bloomington
Distribution of mercury in in-situ versus feed coal in Indiana
Assessing the Maquoketa Group in the Illinois Basin: age, character and resource potential
Stratigraphy of the Brazil Formation coal and their potential for coking - Phase 2

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Geological Research at the IGS

Coalbed gas potential in Indiana

Status	Start Date	End Date	Locations
completed	Sep 1, 2013	Dec 31, 2017	All Counties

Director:	Maria Mastalerz
Other Researchers:	Agnieszka Drobniak LaBraun Hampton
Issue:	Indiana coals contain significant quantities of gas that can be used as a resources. Our research investigates the origin of the gas and its quality as well as controls of its distribution
Objective:	The main objective is to carry out the research that helps to understand and to utilize this clean source of energy from coal
Approach:	We carry out field work, perform laboratory experiments (gas desorption, various analysis), calculate the gas volumes and interpret the data
Products:	Numerous publication and presentations. A few recent examples are listed below. Mastalerz, M., Coalbed methane: Reserves, Production, and Future Outlook. In: T. Letcher, Ed. Future Energy, second edition. 2014, 145-158. http://www.amazon.com/Future-Energy-Improved-Sustainable-Options/dp/0080548083. Gao. L., Mastalerz, M., Schimmelmann, A. 2014. The origin of coalbed gas. In: P. Thakur and K. Aminian (Eds) Coal bed methane: From prospect to pipeline. Coal Bed Methane. Elsevier. 2014, 2-29.
Benefits:	Benefit for Indiana to understand and use CBM resources. . For us it will add data to our CBM database, and also gives us opportunity for valuable collaboration with industry

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