Volumetric strain associated with methane desorption and its impact on coalbed gas production from deep coal seams

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1181-1202

  Cui, Xiaojun ^a   Bustin, R Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; DESORPTION; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRAIN; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COAL SEAMS; COALBED GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE DESORPTION; PERMEABILITY REBOUND; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; VOLUMETRIC STRAIN;

COAL DEPOSITS;

COALBED METHANE; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 24644438761     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05110504114     Document Type: Article

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