Origin of methane in the Elk Valley coalfield, southeastern British Columbia, Canada

Chemical Geology

Volumn 195, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 219-227

  Aravena, R ^a   Harrison, S M ^b   Barker, J F ^a   Abercrombie, H ^c   Rudolph, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^c Birch Mountain Resources Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Elk Valley coalfield; Methane

Indexed keywords

COALBED METHANE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANOGENESIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ELK VALLEY COALFIELD;

EID: 0037446275     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00396-0     Document Type: Article

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