ANALYSIS OF WATER MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES AND BENEFICIAL USES OF COAL BED METHANE PRODUCED WATER

J. Daniel Arthur*
ALL Consulting
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A summary of work conducted to analyze coal bed methane produced water management and beneficial use alternatives in various basins throughout the western United States will be presented. Emphasis areas include the Powder River Basin and the San Juan Basin, but incorporate basins in other western states. Summary information to be presented will include technical and regulatory feasibility and preliminary conceptual engineering options of feasible alternatives. Case studies of produced water management practices will also be presented.

Research being presented is part of a project being funded through grants provided to the Ground Water Protection Research Foundation (GWPRF) by the Department of Energy's National Petroleum Technology Office (NPTO) - part of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Bureau of Land Management. The U.S. Forest Service, more than a dozen CBM producers, several states, and other organizations are providing additional in-kind funding. Lead researchers for the project are ALL Consulting and Ft. Lewis College.