Biogeochemistry of the Forest City Basin coalbed methane play

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 111-118

  McIntosh, Jennifer ^a   Martini, Anna ^b   Petsch, Steven ^c   Huang, Roger ^c   Nüsslein, Klaus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Formation water; Methanogenesis; Microbial; Salinity; Shale

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; FORMATION WATER; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL; SALINITY; SHALE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; METHANE;

COAL GAS;

ALKALINITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SALINITY; SHALE;

CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST; ILLINOIS; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51249099996     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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