| Abstract: | This report presents vitrinite reflectance and detailed organic composition data for nine high volatile bituminous coal samples. These samples were selected to provide a single, internally consistent set of reflectance and composition analyses to facilitate the study of linkages among coal composition, bitumen generation during thermal maturation, and geochemical characteristics of generated hydrocarbons. Understanding these linkages is important for addressing several issues, including: the role of coal as a source rock within a petroleum system, the potential for conversion of coal resources to liquid hydrocarbon fuels, and the interactions between coal and carbon dioxide during enhanced coalbed methane recovery and(or) carbon dioxide sequestration in coal beds. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 97263 |
| Citation Author: | Hackley, Paul C.; Kolak, Jonathan J. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | U.S. Geological Survey |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 36 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2008-1230 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Petrographic and Vitrinite Reflectance Analyses of a Suite of High Volatile Bituminous Coal Samples from the United States and Venezuela; 2008; OFR; 2008-1230; Hackley, Paul C.; Kolak, Jonathan J. |
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| Citation Year: | 2008 |
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| Text: | Petrographic and Vitrinite Reflectance Analyses of a Suite of High Volatile Bituminous Coal Samples from the United States and Venezuela; 2008; OFR; 2008-1230; Hackley, Paul C.; Kolak, Jonathan J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1230/ |
| Date Other: | Fri, 6 Feb 2009 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
