Coalbed methane pilots: Timing, design, and analysis

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Unconventional Reservoirs Conference 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 179-193

  Roadifer, R D ^a   Moore, T R ^b  

^a W N Slope Subsurface Devmt Group

^b CDX Gas LLC

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; METHANE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIMING CIRCUITS;

COALBEDS; DISCRETE DECISIONS; MEDIANE; PILOT TESTING; STEPWISE APPROACH;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 52049115903     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/114169-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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