The potential for coalbed gas exploration and production in the Greater Green River Basin, southwest Wyoming and Northwest Colorado

Mountain Geologist

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-24

  Tyler, Roger ^a   Kaiser, William R ^a   Scott, Andrew R ^a   Hamilton, Douglas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALBED METHANE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL;

USA, COLORADO, GREEN RIVER BASIN; USA, WYOMING, GREEN RIVER BASIN;

EID: 0030869587     PISSN: 0027254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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