Stability analysis of a horizontal coalbed methane well in the Rocky Mountain Front Ranges of southeast British Columbia, Canada

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 328-337

  Gentzis, Thomas ^a  

^a Petron Resources LP Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole stability; British Columbia; Canada; Horizontal coalbed methane well; Rocky Mountain Front Ranges

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE STABILITY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; HORIZONTAL COALBED METHANE WELL; ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT RANGES;

BORING; COAL DEPOSITS; COMPRESSION TESTING; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DRILL PIPE; DRILLING; FIREDAMP; FORECASTING; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LANDFORMS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELL DRILLING EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; ROCK DRILLING; STRESSES; WATER WELLS; WELL DRILLING;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLE; BULK DENSITY; COALBED METHANE; COMPRESSION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IN SITU STRESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 58249129135     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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