Laboratory characterisation of coal reservoir permeability for primary and enhanced coalbed methane recovery

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 252-261

  Pan, Zhejun ^a   Connell, Luke D ^a   Camilleri, Michael ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cleat compressibility; CO2 sequestration; Coal swelling; Triaxial cell

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; COAL RESERVOIRS; COAL SAMPLE; COAL SWELLING; CONFINING PRESSURES; ENHANCED COALBED METHANE RECOVERIES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GAS DESORPTION; GAS PRESSURES; GAS SPECIES; GEOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; MEASURED PROPERTIES; PERMEABILITY MODEL; POISSON'S RATIO; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; STRAIN CHANGE; SWELLING/SHRINKAGE; TRIAXIAL CELLS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CAPILLARITY; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GAS ADSORPTION; GASES; HELIUM; METAL RECOVERY; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POISSON RATIO; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK PRESSURE; SWELLING;

GAS PERMEABILITY;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL PRODUCTION; COAL SEAM; COMPRESSIBILITY; PERMEABILITY; SWELLING;

EID: 77952741570     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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