Effects of matrix shrinkage and swelling on the economics of enhanced-coalbed-methane production and CO2 sequestration in coal

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 382-392

  Gorucu, Fatma Burcu ^a   Jikich, Sinisha A ^b   Bromhal, Grant S ^c   Sams, W Neal ^d   Ertekin, Turgay ^a   Smith, Duane H ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PARSONS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^d EG&G   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; POISSON RATIO; POROSITY; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING;

COAL SEAM; COAL SEQUESTRATION; COALBED-METHANE PRODUCTION; INJECTION PRESSURE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POISSON RATIO; POROSITY; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL; COAL PRODUCTION; COAL SEAM; COMPRESSION; DARCY LAW; DESORPTION; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE; STRESS; SWELLING; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 34548399042     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/97963-pa     Document Type: Conference Paper

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