The Third International CBM/CMM Symposium in China (2002)

Mr. Dou Qingfeng President of China Coal Information Institute

Mr. Huang Shengchu Vice President of China Coal Information Institute

Mrs. Hu Yuhong Director of China Coal Information Institute

The foreign experts at the event

Mr. Edu Hassing , Senior Officer, Asian Development Bank

Mr. Karl Schultz, manager of coalbed methane of US Environmental Protection Agency

Mrs. Kate Pongonis US Embassy in china

"The Third International CMM/CBM Symposium" was held solemnly on November 13-14 at KunLun hotel in Beijing , China. This event was co-sponsored by US Environmental Protection Agency , State Administration of Coal Mine Safety Supervision of China , US Environmental Protection Agency and China National Association and organized by China Coal Information Institute . Those who were presented at the meeting included Mr.Fang Weitang ,Chairman of China National Coal Association , Mr. Zhao Tiechui ,Vice President of State Administration of Coal Mine Safety Supervision of China , Mr.Shi Qinghuan ,Party Member of Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China , Mr.Dou Qingfeng , President of China Coal Information Institute , Mr Huang Shengchu , Vice President of the institute and other leaders concerned from State Administration of Coal Mine Safety Supervision of China and China Coal National Association .More than 130 representatives participated the meeting include the officials from the international organizations include US Environmental Protection Agency , the World Bank , Asian Development Bank and the United National Development Programme etc. and the others from the United States , Britain , Australia , Japan and Netherlands and the domestic department of mine , petroleum and geology .
Mr.Fan Weitang ,Chairman of China National Coal Association welcomed the international agencies and the foreign companies to explore coalbed methane projects in china so as to push forward the advancement of science and technology and the international cooperation in his opening address . Mr. Zhao Tiechui ,Vice President of State Administration of Coal Mine Safety Supervision emphasized in his speech that methane exploration in the mine areas were provided with favorable infrastructures and both surface exploration and underground extraction should be carried on concurrently and industrialized development should be advocated . Mr.Dou Qingfeng , President of the CCII delivered welcome address at the opening session and pointed out that CCII would provide better consulting services for methane exploration to the international cooperation by making use of their predomination furtherly .
Five plenary sessions were arranged in this meeting , namely (1) the opportunities and challenge in development of CBM/CMM in china (2)CBM/CMM resources evaluation (3)the technology of surface exploratory and underground extraction (4) the utilization technologies of CBM/CMM (5) clean development mechanism.. Mr.Huang Shengchu ,Vice President of CCII and Mr.Karl H.scholtz. Manger of Coalbed Metane Programmes of US EPA chaired the discussion of the meeting co-jointly .Mrs. hu yuhong presented the subject report , that is "exploration technology of coalbed methane from abandoned coal mine and the key issues".
The preparatory work of this meeting was in charge of by the Coalbed Methane Clearinghouse . Under the leading of Mrs. Hu Yuhong , Director of the Coalbed Methane Clearinghouse ,The preparatory committee include Liu Wenge , Liu Xin , Yu Jia , Jiao Lina , Lin Haibo etc. went to the trouble of working extra hours cooperatively and unitedly . Especially during the period of meeting , they worked far into the night every day . Just because of their spirits of hard struggle and selfless dedication , the meeting achieved for sure complete success .

The Third International CMM/CBM Symposium in China
Proposed Agenda

November 13, 2002:

7：30～8：30

Registration

Opening Ceremony Chaired by Mr. Lin Yisheng, Deputy General-director, State Administration of Coal Mine Safety Supervision
Time	Department	Speaker
8：30～10：00	China Coal National Association	Mr. Fan Weitang, Academician
	China Ministry of Science and Technology	Mr. Shi Dinghuan, Secretary- General
	US Embassy in China	Ms. Kate Pongonis
	China Economic & Trade Commission	Mr. Zhou Changyi, Deputy Director
	Asian Development Bank	E·Hassing, Senior Officer
	US Environmental Protection	Mr. Karl Schultz, USEPA
	China Coal Information Institute	Mr. Dou Qingfeng, President
10:00～10:20	Tea Break

Session 1:Opportunity and Challenge Chaired by Mr. Liu Guangzhi, Academician, Ministry of Land and Resources
10：20～10：50	Coalbed Methane Foreign Cooperation Policy and Procedure Mr. Sun Maoyuang, Deputy General-manager, China United CBM CO.,
10：50～11：20	Coal Mine Methane Project Investment Opportunities in Coal Mine Areas in China Mr. Huang Shengchu, Vice President, China Coal Information Institute
11：20～11：50	Technical Options and Market Potential for Harnessing Ventilation Air Methane Karl Schultz, US Environmental Protection Agency
12:00	Luncheon

Session 2: Drilling, Well completion and Underground Extraction s Chaired by Mr. Edu Hassing, Senior Officer, Asian Development Bank
13：00～13：30	Reservoir Evaluation of the Sihe Coal Mine CBM Utilization Project, Jincheng, Shanxi Province, China Mr. Scott Stevens, Vice President, US ARI Co.
13：30～14：00	Feasibility for Enhanced Coalbed Methane in the Netherlands -----Potential and Economics Harry C.E. Schreurs, Novem, The Netherlands
14：00～14：30	Study on the Extension Rule of Coal Bed Crack and Its' Application in Coal Gas Completion Mr. Xian Bao'an, Senior Engineer, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development- Langfang, Petrochina
14：30～15：00	Enhanced Coalbed Methane Production and Recovery With Gas Injection under Super Fracture Pressure Mr. Kang Yili, Professor, Centre of Well Completion Techniques, Southwest Petroleum Institute
15：00～15：15	Tea Break
15：15～17：30	Discussion: Guidelines for Investment in CBM/CMM in China Chaired by Mr. Karl Schultz, USEPA Mr. Huang Shengchu, CCII

18:00

Banquet (Conference Hall, Second Floor)

Chaired by Mr. Bai Ran, Director of Foreign Affairs Center

November 14, 2002:

Session 3: Coalbed Methane Utilization Chaired by Mr. Ray Pilcher, President, Raven Ridge Resources Co.
8：30～9：00	CBM in China: Euphoria to Reality David Creedy, Wardell Armstrong Beijing Representative Office
9：00～9：30	Development of ADB Assistant Project “Coal Mine Methane Utilization Project” Ye Xialing, Deputy Chief Engineer, Jincheng Mining Group Co.
9：30～10：00	Gas Engine Generator for Coal Mine Methane Akira Takahara, Vice President, Toyo Energy Corporation
10：00～10：15	Tea Break
10：15～10：45	Capturing Methane from Abandoned Coal Mines-Technologies and Key Issues Ms. Hu Yuhong, Director, China Coal Information Institute
10：45～11：15	Summary of Coalbed Methane Development and Utilization in Tiefa Coal Mining Area Mr. Li Guojun, Deputy Chief Engineer, Tiefa Mining Group Co.
11：15～11：45	Coal Mine Methane Utilization Projects in China: Evaluating the Potential for Development of Certified GHG Emission Reductions Ray Pilcher, President, Raven Ridge Resources Inc.
11：45～12：15	Application of CMM Purification Technology in the United States Mr. Bryon E. Cheatham, Process Engineer, BCCK Engineering, Inc.
12:00	Luncheon

Session 4: GHG Emission Mitigation and CDM Chaired by Ms. Hu Yuhong, Director, China Coal Information Institute
13：30～14：00	The CDM-a New Financing Channel for Coal-bed Methane Li Junfeng, Vice President, ERI of SDPC
14：00～14：30	Coalbed Methane and Coal Mine Methane, from CH4 to CO2 Equivalent Shuhei MASE, Short Term Consultant, World Bank
14：30～15：00	The Carbon Market in 2002, and the CDM for Technology Transfer Wang Qi, President, CapitalGreen Co.
15：00～15：15	Tea Break
15：15～17：00	Discussion: Technical Barriers and CDM Issues Chaired by Mr. Karl Schultz, USEPA Mr. Huang Shengchu, Vice President, CCII
17：00～17：15	losing Remarks Mr. Huang Shengchu, Vice President, CCII

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Session 1:Opportunity and Challenge Chaired by Mr. Liu Guangzhi, Academician, Ministry of Land and Resources

Tea Break

Banquet (Conference Hall, Second Floor)

Tea Break

Capturing Methane from Abandoned Coal Mines-Technologies and Key Issues Ms. Hu Yuhong, Director, China Coal Information Institute

Luncheon

Tea Break

Session 1:Opportunity and Challenge
Chaired by Mr. Liu Guangzhi, Academician, Ministry of Land and Resources

Capturing Methane from Abandoned Coal Mines-Technologies and Key Issues
Ms. Hu Yuhong, Director, China Coal Information Institute