Coal reservoir saturation: Impact of temperature and pressure

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-86

  Bustin, Amanda M M ^a   Bustin, R Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; COAL; GAS ADSORPTION; METHANE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TECTONICS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

COAL RESERVOIR; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; SORPTION CAPACITY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

ADSORPTION; COAL; EXHUMATION; ISOTHERM; METHANE; PRESSURE EFFECT; RESERVOIR; SATURATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 39149135280     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/08270706133     Document Type: Article

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