Thermal maturity and organic composition of Pennsylvanian coals and carbonaceous shales, north-central Texas: Implications for coalbed gas potential

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 294-309

  Hackley, Paul C ^a   Guevara, Edgar H ^b   Hentz, Tucker F ^b   Hook, Robert W ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bituminous coal; Coalbed gas; Organic petrology; Texas; Thermal maturity

Indexed keywords

ASH YIELDS; COAL BEDS; COALBED GAS; GAS GENERATIONS; OKLAHOMA; ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MATTERS; ORGANIC PETROLOGY; PENNSYLVANIAN COALS; SHALLOW SUBSURFACES; SUBBITUMINOUS; SULFUR CONTENTS; TEXAS; THERMAL MATURITY; UNDERGROUND COAL MININGS; VITRINITE; VITRINITE REFLECTANCES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL GAS; COAL INDUSTRY; CORE SAMPLES; ENERGY RESOURCES; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLOGY; ROCKS; SHALE; SULFUR;

CARBONACEOUS SHALE;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL MINING; COAL RANK; COALBED METHANE; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; PETROLOGY; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL MATURITY;

CHEROKEE COUNTY [KANSAS]; FORT WORTH BASIN; KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

COREGONUS ARTEDI;

EID: 58249088889     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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