Analytical theory of coalbed methane recovery by gas injection

SPE Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 371-379

  Zhu, Jichun ^a   Jessen, Kristian ^b   Kovscek, Anthony R ^b   Orr, Franklin M ^b  

^a Object Reservoir Inc ^*  (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BINARY MIXTURES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DESORPTION; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF LIQUIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

LANGMUIR ISOTHERM; METHANE RECOVERY; PENG-ROBINSON EQUATION OF STATE;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 0346640469     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/87338-PA     Document Type: Article

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