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Alabama
- Black Warrior Basin
- Cahaba Coal Field
Alaska
- Alaska Coal Geology, Resources, and Coalbed Methane Potential (USGS)
- Alaska Deep Coal Seams Scoping O2 Sequestration Evaluation
- EIA CBM Fields Map
- Exploring for Coalbed Methane in Alaska
- Colville (North Slope)
- Cook Inlet-Matanusha Valley
- Susitna Basin
California
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Colorado
Summary of The Coal Deposits in The Colorado Plateau: AZ, CO, NM, UT (USGS)
- Denver Basin
- Piceance Basin
- Southwest Colorado
Connecticut
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Delaware
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Florida
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Georgia
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Hawaii
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Idaho
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Illinois
- EIA CBM Fields Map
- Characterization Of the Springfield Coal Member of The CarbondaleFormation
- Coalbed Methane Potential and Activity of the Illinois Basin
- Coalbed Methane in the Illinois Basin: Development Challenges in a Frontier Area
- Illinois Basin Coal GIS Datasets for Coal Bed Methane, Carbon Sequestration, and Coal Resource Studies
- Methane-Producing Microbial Community in a Coal Bed of the Illinois Basin
- Resource Assessment of the Springfield, Herrin, Danville, and Baker Coals in the Illinois Basin (USGS)
Kansas
Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Missouri
Montana
- Bull Mtn Basin (USGS)
- Coal Deposits of Red Lodge and Bearcreek
- North Central Coal Region
- Powder River Basin
- North Central Coal Region
Nebraska
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
Summary of The Coal Deposits in The Colorado Plateau: AZ, CO, NM, UT (USGS)
- San Juan Basin (CO, NM)
- EIA CBM Fields Map
- Isopachs of net coal thickness, Fruitland Formation, San Juan Basin, NM and CO (USGS)
- New insights on the hydrocarbon system of the Fruitland Formation coal beds, northern San Juan Basin, Colorado and New Mexico
- Stratigraphy and Age of The Upper Creataceous Fruitland Fm. West-Central San Juan Basin
- Raton Basin (CO, NM)
New York
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North Carolina
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Oregon
Pennsylvania
Appalachian Basin
Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
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Texas
- Southwestern Coal Region
- Gulf Coast Coal Region
Utah
Summary of The Coal Deposits in The Colorado Plateau: AZ, CO, NM, UT (USGS)
- Henry Mountains
- Kaiparowits
- Uinta Basin
Vermont
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Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
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Wyoming
- Bighorn Basin (MT, WY)
- Greater Green River Basin (CO, WY)
- Hannah-Carbon Basin (WY)
- Overthrust (WY)
- Powder River Basin (MT, WY)
- EIA CBM Fields Map
- Assessment of Coalbed Gas in the Powder River Basin Province, Wyoming and Montana (USGS)
- Economics of Powder River Basin Coalbed Methane Development (DOE)
- Multi-Seam Well Completion Technology (DOE)
- Subsurface Stratigraphic Framework of the Fort Union and Wasatch Formations, Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana (USGS)
- Field Conference on Impacts of Coalbed Methane Development (USGS)
- Wind River Basin (WY)
Formations
B
- Beulah-Zap, Sentinel Butte Formation, Fort Union Group (Williston Basin)(ND)(T Paleocene)
- Blackhawk Fm. (Piceance & Unita Basins, UT)(lt. K)
- Boggy Fm., Hartshorne Fm., Krebs Group (Arkoma Basin)(AR, OK)(mid. Penn)
- Buck Tongue, Castlegate SS, Mesaverde Group (Piceance and Uinta Basins, UT)(lt. K)
C
- Cameo Coal (Piceance Basin, CO) (lt. K)
- Cherokee Group (Cherokee and Anadarko Basins, Iowa Shelf)(IA, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX)
- Claiborne Fm. (T Eocene)
- Corcoran Mbr., Iles Fm., Mesaverde Group(Green River, Eagle and Piceance Basins(CO, UT)(lt. K)
- Cozzette Mbr., Iles Fm., Mesaverde Group (Piceance Basin)(CO)(K)
D
- Dakota Fm. (Black Mesa, AZ)(e K)
- Danville Coal Mbr., Carbondale Fm. (Illinois Basin)(IL, IN)(mid. Penn)
E
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F
- Fairfield Coal (Piceance Basin, CO)
- Ferris Fm. (Greater Green River (Hanna) Basin)(WY)(T Paleocene)
- Fort Union Fm. (CO, WY)(T Paleocene)
- Crow Indian Resources Report (BLM)
- Fort Union Coal in The Greater Green River Basin
- Fort Union Fm. (Wikipedia)
- Framework Geology of Fort Union Coal in The Williston Basin (USGS)
- Powder River Basin Ft. Union Coal Reservoir Properties and Production Decline Analysis
- Summary of Coal in The Fort Union Fm. Bighorn Basin WY, MT (USGS)
- Fruitland Fm. (San Juan Basin)(CO, NM)(lt K)
- Geology and Coal Resources of The Upper Creataceous Fruitland Fm., San Juan Basin
- High-Permeability Fruitland Fm. Coal-Bed Methane Fairway
- Quality assessment of strippable coals in northwestern New Mexico: Fruitland, Menefee, and Crevasse Canyon Formation
- Stratigraphy and Age of The Upper Cretaceous Fruitland Fm.
- Subsurface Correlation of Late Cretaceous Fruitland Fm. Coal Beds (USGS)
G
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H
- Hanna Fm. (Greater Green River (Hanna) Basin)(WY)(T Paleocene)
- Hansen Unit, Fort Union Fm. (Williston Basin)(MT, ND, SD)(T Paleocene)
- Harmon Unit, Fort Union Fm. (Williston Basin)(MT, ND, SD)(T Paleocene)
- Hartshorne Fm., Krebs Group (Arkoma Basin)(AR, MO, OK)(mid. Penn)
- Herrin Coal Mbr., Carbondale Fm. (Illinois Basin)(Il, IN)(Mid. Penn)
I
Iles Fm., Mesaverde Group (Piceance Basin, CO)(K)
- Stratigraphy of The Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale and Mesaverde Groupd in The Southern part of the Uinta and Piceance Basins (USGS)
- Williams Fork Consortium (Phase III): Stratigraphic Architecture, Reservoir Characteristics, and 3-D Outcrop Modeling Using High Resolution Laser Imaging (Lidar), Williams Fork Formation
K
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M
- Mancos (Uinta Basin, UT)(e K)
- McAlester Fm., Upper Hartshorne Fm., Krebs Group (Arkoma Basin)(AR, OK)(mid. Penn)
- Meeteetse Fm. (Lance)(Bighorn and Wind River Basins)(WY)(lt. K)
- Mesaverde Group (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)(lt. K)
- Monongahela Fm. (Appalachian Basin)(MD, OH, PA, WV) (lt. Penn) WV*
- Montana Group Central (MT Uplift, Powder, Williston, Green River Basins)(MT, ND, SD, WY)(lt. K)
- Mulky Mbr., Swede Hollow Fm., Cherokee Group (Iowa Shelf)(IA, KS)
N
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P
- Pictured Cliffs SS (San Juan Basin)(CO, NM)(lt. K) (lt. K)
- Pleasanton Group (Cherokee, Forest City Basins)(KS, MO) (lt Penn)
- Pocahontas Fm. (Appalachian Basin)(VA, WV) (e Penn)
- Pottsville Fm. (Appalachian Basin)(AL, MD, OH, PA) (e to mid Penn) WV*
Q
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R
- Raton Fm. (Raton Basin)(CO, NM)(lt. K)
- Riverton Mbr., Swede Hollow Fm., Cherokee Group (Iowa Shelf)(IA, KS)
- Rollins Mbr., Iles Fm., Mesaverde Group (Piceance Basin, CO)(K)
- Raton Fm. (Raton Basin)(CO, NM)(lt. K)
- Riverton Mbr., Swede Hollow Fm., Cherokee Group (Iowa Shelf)(IA, KS)
- Rollins Mbr., Iles Fm., Mesaverde Group (Piceance Basin, CO)(K)
S
- Savanna Fm., Upper Hartshorne Fm., Krebs Group (Arkoma Basin)(AR, OK)(lt. Penn)
- Sentinel Butte Formation, Fort Union Group (Williston Basin)(MT, ND)(T Paleocene)
- Sparta Sand., Claibourne Group (Gulf Coast, East Texas, Arkla Basins)(AR, KY, LA, MS, TX)(T Eocene)
- Springfield Coal Mbr., Carbondale Fm. (Illinois Basin)(IL, IN)(mid. Penn)
- Straight Cliffs Fm. (Paradox Basin & Kaiparowits Plateau)(UT)(lt. K)
T
- Tongue River Member Fort Union Fm. (Powder River Basin)(MT, WY)(T Paleocene)
- Toreva Fm. (Black Mesa, AZ)
U
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V
- Vermejo Fm. (Raton Basin)(CO, NM)(lt. K)
- Vicksburg Fm. (AL, GA, LA, MS, TX)(T Oligocene)
W
- Wasatch Fm. (MT, UT, WY)(T Eocene)
- Weir-Pittsburg Mbr., Swede Hollow Fm., Cherokee Group (Iowa Shelf)(IA, KS)
- Wepo Fm. (Black Mesa, AZ)
- Wheeler Coal (Piceance Basin, CO)
- Wilcox Fm. (Gulf Coast through Illinios and Black Warrior Basins)(T Eocene/Pleocene)
- Williams Fork Fm., Mesa Verde Group (Greater Green River Eagle and Piceance Basins)(CO, UT, WY)(lt. K)
- Sand Wash Basin (EPA)
- Williams Fork Formation, Mesaverde Group, Stratigraphic and Structural Cross Sections of the Coal-Bearing Williams Fork Formation, Colorado (CDNR)
- Williams Fork Consortium (Phase III): Stratigraphic Architecture, Reservoir Characteristics, and 3-D Outcrop Modeling Using High Resolution Laser Imaging (Lidar), Williams Fork Formation
- Review of The Multiwell Experiment, Williams Fork and Iles Fm. (USGS)
X
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Y
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Z
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