Wellsite, laboratory, and mathematical techniques for determining sorbed gas content of coals and gas shales utilizing well cuttings

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-66

  Newell, K David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalbed gas; Pennsylvanian; Shale gas; Western Interior Coal Basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548232660     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-007-9031-z     Document Type: Article

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