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Virginia Energy board approves two sealed-gob coal-bed methane units for Keyrock Energy
Summary
The Virginia Department of Energy board approved two petitions from Keyrock Energy LLC to create sealed (gob) coal-bed methane drilling units after testimony from company geologist Morgan Pate about capture, flaring and carbon-crediting; both petitions passed by roll-call votes with recorded abstentions.
Morgan Pate, a geologist with Keyrock Energy LLC, told the Virginia Department of Energy board that Keyrock drills into sealed mine voids to capture methane, meters the flow, flares the gas and submits verified emissions data to the California Air Resources Board to generate carbon credits.
The board met in Big Stone Gap on Dec. 17. Keyrock representatives Brady Mills and Pate presented two separate petitions: docket VGOB24-1217-4300 (Silgab/Keyrock DeepMind 20/DM 26) and docket VGOB24-1217-4301 (Keyrock Wolfson No. 1). For the Silgab unit, Pate said the proposed unit covers about 852 acres, would be drilled to roughly 536 feet, and has…
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