Asset Report
Black Warrior CBM unconventional play
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
The Black Warrior Pennsylvanian CBM play in Alabama is the largest commercial CBM play in the Gulf Coast region, and the longest-producing CBM play in the US Lower 48. The play is characterised by shallow vertical drilling, where three operators (Energen, EP Energy, and Black Warrior Methane) account for over 65% of production. Although the play is mature, production has remained fairly steady and is now averaging approximately 200 mmcfd. The Carboniferous-aged Pottsville coal formation...
Table of contents
- Key facts
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Summary and key issues
- Commercialisation overview
- Update messages
- Location maps
- Timeline
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Geology
- Cahaba Sub-Basin
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Reserves and resources
- Carbon Dioxide sequestration
- Infrastructure
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Fiscal and regulatory
- Environment/regulation
- Land access/permitting
- Fiscal terms
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Operations
- Supply chain
- Water procurement/disposal
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Key companies
- Position of key companies
- Economic assumptions
- Economic analysis
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Black Warrior map
- Black Warrior geological characteristics
- Black Warrior reserves and resources build-up
- Economic assumptions: Table 1
- Black Warrior economic metrics
- Type well annual production
- Type well cash flow
- Reserves assumptions
- Key companies: Image 1
What's included
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