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Coal Research

Current Research (active funded projects)

• Coal Availability
• National Coal Assessment
• Coal Quality
• Coal Thickness and Stratigraphic Data
• Sedimentology of Coal-bearing Rocks
• CO₂ Sequestration
• Coalbed Methane

Long-Term Research Programs

• Coal-Quality Characteristics of Major Mineable Coal Beds in Kentucky
• Deep Coal and Energy Resources of the Western Kentucky Coal Field
• Geologic Analysis of the Coal-Bearing Rocks of the Western Kentucky Coal Field
• Geologic Analysis of the Coal-Bearing Rocks of the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field
• Mineability of Kentucky Coals
• Application of Geographic Information Systems to Coal-Field Geology