Horizontal degasification and characterization of coals in the Sabinas Sub-basin, Mexico: Implications for CBM production

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-237

  Gentzis, Thomas ^a   Murray, Keith ^b   Klinger, Renee ^c   Santillan, Mario ^d  

^a CDX Canada Co   (Canada)

^b CDX Gas LLC   (United States)

^c CDX Gas LLC   (United States)

^d Minerales Monclova   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL GAS; COAL MINES; DEGASSING; DESORPTION; DRILLING; METHANE;

COAL BED METHANE; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; MULTI-LATERAL HORIZONTAL DRILLING;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

COAL; COAL PRODUCTION; COAL SEAM; CRETACEOUS; FRACTURE; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; METHANE; PERMEABILITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SABINAS BASIN; TAMAULIPAS;

EID: 33845865819     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscpgbull.54.3.221     Document Type: Article

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