Computer Modeling and Simulation of Coalbed Methane Reservoir

SPE Eastern Regional Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 53-63

  Guo, Xiao ^a,b   Du, Zhimin ^a,b   Li, Shilun ^a,b  

^a Southwest Petro Inst   (United States)

^b CNPC Key Lab for Spec Gas RD

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALBED-METHANE (CBM); MICROPORES;

COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; OIL WELL DRILLING; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; REACTION KINETICS;

NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS;

EID: 1842589473     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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