Cahaba Basin

33°0′37.41″N 87°6′52.36″W / 33.0103917°N 87.1145444°W / 33.0103917; -87.1145444

Part of the Cahaba coal fields, 1905

The Cahaba Basin is a geologic area of central Alabama developed for coal and coalbed methane (CBM) production.[1] Centered in eastern Bibb and southwestern Shelby Counties, the basin is significantly smaller in area and production than the larger Black Warrior Basin in Tuscaloosa and western Jefferson Counties to the northwest.[2] The coalbed methane is produced from the Gurnee Field of the Pottsville Coal Interval. Coalbed gas production has been continuous since at least 1990 and annual gas production has increased from 344,875 Mcf in 1990 to 3,154, 554 Mcf through October 2007.[3]

  1. ^ http://www.gsa.state.al.us/documents/oginfo/cbm.pdf Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Alabama State Oil and Gas Board; Coalbed Methane Resources of Alabama
  2. ^ http://www.gsa.state.al.us/img/mapf7.jpg Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Alabama State Oil and Gas Board; Oil and Gas Regions Map
  3. ^ http://www.gsa.state.al.us/ogb/db_field.aspx Alabama State Oil and Gas Board; Fields & Pools Database