Factors influencing the methane content of coal beds of the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Czech Republic

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 29-39

  Hemza, Petr ^a   Sivek, Martin ^b   Jirásek, Jakub ^b  

^a Green Gas DPB   (Czech Republic)

^b VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Coal bed methane; Czech part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin; Gas content of coal

Indexed keywords

COAL BASINS; COAL BED METHANE; COALBED METHANES; COALBEDS; CZECH PART OF THE UPPER SILESIAN COAL BASIN; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENERGY PURPOSE; EXPLORATORY DRILLING; GAS CONTENT; GAS CONTENT OF COAL; GAS MIGRATION; GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION; LARGE PROGRAMS; MACERAL COMPOSITION; METHANE CONTENT; SILESIAN COALS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; METHANATION; METHANE; MINING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SORPTION;

COAL GAS;

COAL SEAM; METHANE; SORPTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67349203959     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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