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A graphic showing the microbial methane enhancement process.
Biogenic Gas Production
Biogenic Gas Production
Biogenic Gas Production

A graphic showing the process of enhancing microbial methane production with the addition of nutrients to underground coal formations. 

A graphic showing the process of enhancing microbial methane production with the addition of nutrients to underground coal formations. 

A graphic showing the process of enhanced microbial methane production.
Microbial methane production graphic
Microbial methane production graphic
Microbial methane production graphic

A graphic showing the process of enhanced microbial methane production. Nutrients are added to underground coalbeds, where they cause microbes to produce methane faster. This methane is then pumped up to the surface for transport and use. 

A graphic showing the process of enhanced microbial methane production. Nutrients are added to underground coalbeds, where they cause microbes to produce methane faster. This methane is then pumped up to the surface for transport and use. 

An image of a two-story building with rectangular windows. Snow sits on the sidewalk in front of the building.
Bozeman Field Office
Bozeman Field Office
Bozeman Field Office

An image of the Bozeman Field Office site for the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center. 

An image of the Bozeman Field Office site for the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center. 

A photo of a groundwater monitoring site with elk and mountains in the background
Monitoring Jackson Hole Elk
Monitoring Jackson Hole Elk
Monitoring Jackson Hole Elk

An image of elk standing behind a groundwater monitoring site at Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming. 

An image of elk standing behind a groundwater monitoring site at Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming. 

An image of wetland monitoring site west of Missoula, Montana
Richardson Wetland Mitigation Site
Richardson Wetland Mitigation Site
Richardson Wetland Mitigation Site

An image of a wetland monitoring site (Richmond) west of Missoula, Montana. 

A groundwater sampling well in Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole Groundwater Well
Jackson Hole Groundwater Well
Jackson Hole Groundwater Well

Jackson Hole Airport groundwater well used for sampling water quality. Well used by USGS to track water quality over time. 

Jackson Hole Airport groundwater well used for sampling water quality. Well used by USGS to track water quality over time. 

Videos

Broken Ice Jam in Milk River
Broken Ice Jam in Milk River
Broken Ice Jam in Milk River

Ice jam was holding on upstream side of bridge an suddenly broke lose while in the process of making a streamflow measurement. Equipment pulled to safety, and this video taken about 5 minutes later.
 

Ice jam was holding on upstream side of bridge an suddenly broke lose while in the process of making a streamflow measurement. Equipment pulled to safety, and this video taken about 5 minutes later.
 

What's the Big Idea? — Creating Cleaner Energy from Coal
What's the Big Idea? — Creating Cleaner Energy from Coal
What's the Big Idea? — Creating Cleaner Energy from Coal

Elliott Barnhart, a hydrologist with the USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, describes his work developing what could be a cleaner way to develop coal.

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