Permeability of coals and characteristics of desorption tests: implications for coalbed methane production

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 333-347

  Bodden III, W Rupert ^a,c   Ehrlich, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Texaco Exploration and Production Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

COALBED METHANE;

COAL MINES;

COAL; DESORPTION; METHANE; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0031999065     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(97)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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