Controls on coal cleat spacing

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 213-218

  Dawson, G K W ^a   Esterle, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cleat height; Cleat spacing frequency; Coal; Permeability; Vitrain

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; CLEAT HEIGHT; COAL SEAMS; COAL TYPES; DATA POPULATION; DELIVERABILITY; FRACTURE SPACING; LAYERED ROCKS; METHANE GAS; PERMIAN; PERMIAN COAL; QUEENSLAND; ROCK STRENGTH;

CAPILLARITY; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; METHANE; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

COAL;

COAL; COAL RANK; COAL SEAM; FRACTURE; PERMEABILITY; PERMIAN; SPACING;

EID: 77952742711     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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