Considerations for water disposal and management in the development of coalbed methane resources in rural Alaska

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 41-47

  Triolo, Michael ^a   Ogbe, David ^d   Lawal, Akanni S ^b,c  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPORATORS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METHANE; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COALBED METHANE (CBM) WELLS; COMBUSTION EVAPORATORS; MULTIPLE EFFECT EVAPORATORS; PULSE COMBUSTION DRYERS;

NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 0034269513     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/00-09-03     Document Type: Article

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