THIRD INDO-US WORKING GROUP MEETING ON COAL

CBM / CMM / AMM

Development of Coalbed Methane in India

CMPDI has estimated CBM gas-in-place resource of about 1.4 TCM in an area of 12500 Sq.Km in India.

16 CBM blocks have so far been allotted with prognosticated resource of 825 BCM in 7807 Sq. Km area.

The production potential from the allotted blocks is 23 MMSCMD.

Process for 3rd round of global bidding has already been initiated in respect of 10 blocks with cumulative area of 5800 Sq. Km.

A CMM demonstration project is under implementation A CMM demonstration project is under implementation jointly by BCCL and CMPDI in jointly by BCCL and CMPDI in SudamdihSudamdih and and MoonidihMoonidihmines of BCCL with GoI/GEF/UNDP funding.mines of BCCL with GoI/GEF/UNDP funding.

The surface drilling has started.The surface drilling has started.

CBM production likely to commence from CBM production likely to commence from 20072007-- 0808

Ultimate expected production 40000mUltimate expected production 40000m33/day /day from surface and UG wells from surface and UG wells

UtilisationUtilisation proposed for power generation & proposed for power generation & mine trucksmine trucks

Coalmine Methane

Thurst Areas

To accelerate exploration and exploitation of To accelerate exploration and exploitation of CBM, CMM & AMMCBM, CMM & AMM

Resource modeling of coal seams under deResource modeling of coal seams under de--stressed conditionstressed condition

TechnoTechno--economic analysis of the project economic analysis of the project conceivedconceived

Coalmine Methane

Possible areas for CMM developmentIn a project mode Jharia/Raniganj coalfield could be considered for model CMM project.

In these coalfields, large number of operating/disused and abandoned mines are present.

High density of coal seams in these coalfields

Mostly upper seams have been worked by U/G methods, lower seams are virgin, part of which are likely to be under de-stressed condition

Likely coal resource of about 16BT in above coalfields for formulation of CMM project after working out techno-economics.

Coalmine Methane

Raniganj CoalfieldRaniganj Coalfield

BARORA AREA

GOVINDPUR AREA

WESTERN JHARIA AREA

BLOCK II PROJ. AREABARORA AREA

KATRAS AREASIJUA AREA

KUSUNDA AREA

POOTKEE BALHARIPROJECT AREA

KUSTORE AREA

BASTACOLLAAREA

WESTERN JHARIAAREA

AREAEASTERN JHARIA

LODNA AREA

TO ADRA

PATHERDIH CHORD

L E G E N D

AREA BOUNDARY

COLLIERY BOUNDARY

RIVER/JORE

RAILWAYLINE

ROAD

TO GOMOH

ALLOTTED CBM BLOCK

0 5 Km

CBM BLOCK

BARREN MEASURES

BARAKAR FM.

TALCHIR FM.

PRECAMBRIAN

23°50'

23°45'

86° 10'23°55'

23°50'

23°45'

55'23°

RANIGANJ FM.

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86° 15' 86° 20' 86° 25'

86° 10' 86° 15' 86° 20' 86° 25'

Jharia CoalfieldJharia Coalfield

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