Cahaba Basin
33°0′37.41″N 87°6′52.36″W / 33.0103917°N 87.1145444°W
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The Cahaba Basin is a geologic area of central Alabama developed for coal and coalbed methane (CBM) production.[1] Centered in eastern Bibb and southwestern Shelby Counties, the basin is significantly smaller in area and production than the larger Black Warrior Basin in Tuscaloosa and western Jefferson Counties to the northwest.[2] The coalbed methane is produced from the Gurnee Field of the Pottsville Coal Interval. Coalbed gas production has been continuous since at least 1990 and annual gas production has increased from 344,875 Mcf in 1990 to 3,154, 554 Mcf through October 2007.[3]
Geology
The Cahaba Basin is located across an
Development
The coal resources of the Cahaba Basin have been developed for over a century and contributed to the Birmingham area's rise as an iron and
References
- ^ http://www.gsa.state.al.us/documents/oginfo/cbm.pdf Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Alabama State Oil and Gas Board; Coalbed Methane Resources of Alabama
- ^ http://www.gsa.state.al.us/img/mapf7.jpg Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Alabama State Oil and Gas Board; Oil and Gas Regions Map
- ^ http://www.gsa.state.al.us/ogb/db_field.aspx Alabama State Oil and Gas Board; Fields & Pools Database
- ^ a b http://www.geometinc.com/ir/documents/bofaenergyconfnov07.pdf; GeoMet, Inc.; Bank of America 2007 Energy Conference, November 16, 2007
- ^ Wayne Cline (1997). Alabama Railroads.
External links
- Geological Survey of Alabama; Alabama State Oil and Gas Board
- [1] Coalbed Methane Association of Alabama; non-profit trade association
- CDX Gas – a significant Cahaba Basin CBM developer
- GeoMet, Inc. - a significant Cahaba Basin CBM developer