An improved permeability model of coal for coalbed methane recovery and CO2 geosequestration

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 127-136

  Wang, G X ^a   Massarotto, P ^a   Rudolph, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2 geosequestration; CO2 enhanced CBM (ECBM); Coal; Coalbed methane (CBM); Directional permeability; Modeling

Indexed keywords

CO2 GEOSEQUESTRATION; CO2-ENHANCED CBM (ECBM); COALBED METHANE (CBM); DIRECTIONAL PERMEABILITY; MODELING;

CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL GAS; COAL INDUSTRY; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FIREDAMP; GAS PERMEABILITY; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL RECOVERY; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SOLIDS; SORPTION; STRAIN; STRESSES;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL; COALBED METHANE; DEFORMATION; MODELING; PERMEABILITY; POROELASTICITY; SHRINKAGE; SORPTION; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWELLING; TEXTURE;

EID: 57649219750     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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