Unconventional geomechanical testing on coal for coalbed reservoir well design: The Alberta Foothills and Plains

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-26

  Deisman, Nathan ^a   Gentzis, Thomas ^b   Chalaturnyk, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Petron Resources LP   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Failure envelope; Geological Strength Index; Liner design; Permeability; Triaxial test

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

GEOLOGICAL STRENGTH INDEX; LOADING COMPRESSION (LC); LOADING EXTENSION; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COAL;

COAL; COAL SEAM; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; PERMEABILITY; TRIAXIAL TEST;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 44149109191     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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