Biogenic origin of coalbed gas in the northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain, U.S.A.

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 119-137

  Warwick, Peter D ^a   Breland Jr , F Clayton ^b   Hackley, Paul C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Louisiana Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalbed gas; Gulf of Mexico Basin; Methanogenesis; Wilcox Group

Indexed keywords

COAL BEDS; COALBED GAS; GULF OF MEXICO BASIN; METHANOGENESIS; WILCOX GROUP;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; GASES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

COAL GAS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL PRODUCTION; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; CRETACEOUS; EOCENE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANOGENESIS; SANDSTONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BELEMNOIDEA;

EID: 51249085398     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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