Economic analysis of carbon dioxide sequestration in powder river basin coal

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 234-241

  Robertson, Eric P ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration in coal; Economic evaluation; Enhanced coalbed methane; Unminable coal seams

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATIONS; CO2 SEQUESTRATION IN COAL; COAL BEDS; COST DRIVERS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENHANCED COALBED METHANE; METHANE PRODUCTIONS; POWDER RIVER BASIN COALS; POWDER RIVER BASINS; STORAGE RESERVOIRS; UNMINABLE COAL SEAMS; WYOMING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL STORAGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FIREDAMP; FLUE GASES; FLUES; METHANE; POWDERS; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

COAL GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAS FIELD; GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE; RIVER BASIN; STEAM INJECTION; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

NORTH AMERICA; POWDER BASIN; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 57649217853     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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