Geology and coal bed methane resource potential of the Gondwana Barapukuria Coal Basin, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 127-143

  Islam, Md Rafiqul ^a   Hayashi, Daigoro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Barapukuria coal basin; Coal bed methane; Coal rank; Gas content

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; COAL BED METHANE (CBM);

COAL; EARTH SCIENCES; METHANE;

COAL DEPOSITS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; BOREHOLE; COAL MINING; COAL RANK; COAL SEAM; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GONDWANA; GRAVITY ANOMALY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; METHANE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENT THICKNESS;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; DINAJPUR; EURASIA; RAJSHAHI; SAIDPUR; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 46749085803     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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