Evaluation of gas content of coalbed methane reservoirs with the aid of geophysical logging technology

Fuel

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2269-2277

  Fu, Xuehai ^a   Qin, Yong ^a   Wang, Geoff G X ^b   Rudolph, Victor ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal; Coalbed methane (CBM); Exploration; Geophysical log; Reservoir evaluation

Indexed keywords

COAL BED METHANE; COAL RESERVOIRS; COAL SEAMS; COAL-BED GAS; COALBED METHANE (CBM); COALBED METHANE RESERVOIR; COALFIELDS; COMBINED ANALYSIS; EXPLORATION; FIELD AND LABORATORY TEST; GAS CONTENT; GEOPHYSICAL LOG; GEOPHYSICAL LOGGING; GEOPHYSICAL LOGS; HUAIBEI COALFIELDS; LOG DATA; LOG RESPONSE; RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FIREDAMP; GEOPHYSICS; METHANE; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COAL RESEARCH;

EID: 67651114076     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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