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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY DRIVERS
FOR COAL BED METHANE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Deborah Elcock, John Gasper, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
David O. Moses, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
ABSTRACT
In 1999, the National Petroleum Council (NPC)* stated that the resource base for
meeting growing natural gas demands in the United States is adequate. A significant and
increasing portion of natural gas production (8% by 2015) is expected to come from coal
bed methane (CBM). The NPC cautions that for this to occur, certain factors, including
compliance with environmental requirements, must be addressed. Numerous federal,
state, and local programs address a variety of environmental issues, including water
quality and quantity, air quality, wildlife, noise, and visibility. This paper examines
existing and potential environmental regulatory requirements that could affect the timely
development and production of CBM resources in the United States. Such an
examination can help technology developers and policy makers target areas for research
and development (R&D), demonstration, and implementation to help facilitate cost-
effective CBM development and production to meet the nation's natural gas demands. It
can also help identify R&D areas that will give rule-making bodies the information they
need to incorporate more science into the regulatory development process.
The submitted manuscript has been created by the
University of Chicago as Operator of Argonne
National Laboratory ("Argonne") under Contract
No. W-31-109-ENG-38 with the U.S. Department
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* National Petroleum Council, Meeting the Challenges of the Nation's Growing Natural Gas
Demand, Volume I, December 1999.
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Elcock, D.; Gasper, J. & Moses, D. O. Environmental regulatory drivers for coal bed methane research and development., article, October 10, 2002; Illinois. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc738076/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.