A case study on the numerical simulation of enhanced coalbed methane recovery

Proceedings - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2006: Thriving on Volatility

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 762-767

  Wei, X R ^a   Wang, G X ^a   Massarotto, P ^a   Golding, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; ISOTHERMS; POROSITY; SORPTION;

COALBED METHANE (CBM); DUAL-POROSITY MODELS; GAS DIFFUSION; LANGMUIR ISOTHERMS;

METHANE;

EID: 33846154323     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/101135-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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