Estimation of stress magnitude and physical properties for coal seam of Rangamati area, Raniganj coalfield, India

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-36

  Chatterjee, Rima ^a   Pal, P K ^b  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

^b Central Mine Planning and Design Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Cleat volume; Coal seam permeability; Coal seam porosity; Raniganj coalfield; Stress

Indexed keywords

COAL FIELDS; COAL SEAM PERMEABILITY; COAL SEAMS; DENSITY LOG; HORIZONTAL STRESS; LOG ANALYSIS; RANIGANJ COALFIELD; STRESS GRADIENT; STRESS MAGNITUDE; VERTICAL STRESS;

CAPILLARITY; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING;

COAL DEPOSITS;

COAL SEAM; ESTIMATION METHOD; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; STRESS MEASUREMENT; WELL LOGGING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RANIGANJ; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 71549120348     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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