Secondary gas emissions during coal desorption, Marathon Grassim Oskolkoff-1 Well, Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska: Implications for resource assessment

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-291

  Barker, Charles E ^a   Dallegge, Todd ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Pinnacle Gas Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; DESORPTION; FERMENTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; ISOTHERMS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONS; METHANOGENESIS; SECONDARY GAS EMISSIONS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; OLIGOCENE; PLIOCENE; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL;

ALASKA; COOK INLET; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

METHANOBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 33845878822     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscpgbull.54.3.273     Document Type: Article

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