Coalbed methane: Clean energy for the world

Oilfield Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 4-13

  Ahmed, Al Jubori ^a   Johnston, Sean ^a   Boyer, Chuck ^a   Lambert, Stephen W ^a   Bustos, Oscar A ^a   Pashin, Jack C ^b   Wray, Andy ^a  

^a Geological Survey of Alabama Tuscaloosa ^*

^b Geological Survey of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTING OPERATIONS; CLEAN ENERGY; COAL BED METHANE; COAL SEAMS; COALBED METHANES; CONVENTIONAL OIL; HYDROCARBON RESERVES; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; MINING OPERATIONS; NEW APPLICATIONS; STIMULATION FLUID;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; ENERGY RESOURCES; FIREDAMP; METHANE; MINING; RESOURCE VALUATION;

COAL DEPOSITS;

EID: 70349694094     PISSN: 09231730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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