Secondary biological coalbed gas in the Xinji area, Anhui province, China: Evidence from the geochemical features and secondary changes

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 358-370

  Tao, Mingxin ^a,b   Shi, Baoguang ^b   Li, Jinying ^c   Wang, Wanchun ^b   Li, Xiaobin ^b   Gao, Bo ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coalbed gas; Geochemical evidence; Secondary biogenic gas; Secondary change; Stable isotope; Thermogenic gas

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC METHANE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COALBED GAS; GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMOGENIC METHANE;

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; METHANE; TECTONICS;

COAL GAS;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COALBED METHANE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

ANHUI; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34247625478     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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