Uncertainty of gas saturation estimates in a subbituminous coal seam

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 320-327

  Mares, Tennille E ^a   Moore, Tim A ^a,b   Moore, Catherine R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Solid Energy New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

^c LINCOLN AGRITECH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coal bed methane; Desorption; Gas adsorption capacity; Gas saturation; New Zealand; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COAL BED METHANE; GAS ADSORPTION CAPACITY; GAS SATURATION; NEW ZEALAND; UNCERTAINTY;

ADSORPTION; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; DESORPTION; GAS ADSORPTION; GASES; METHANE; QUARTZ; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COAL GAS;

ADSORPTION; BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; DESORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SAMPLING; SATURATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 58249131763     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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