Modelling of anisotropic coal swelling and its impact on permeability behaviour for primary and enhanced coalbed methane recovery

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 257-267

  Pan, Zhejun ^a   Connell, Luke D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Coal matrix; Gas adsorption; Geomechanical property

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; ANISOTROPIC PERMEABILITY; ANISOTROPIC SWELLING; CO2 SEQUESTRATION; COAL MATRIX; COAL PROPERTIES; COAL SWELLING; DEVELOPED MODEL; ELASTIC ENERGY; ENHANCED COALBED METHANE RECOVERIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GEOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MATRIX STRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY MODEL; STRONG ANISOTROPY; SURFACE ENERGIES; SWELLING/SHRINKAGE;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; FIREDAMP; GAS ADSORPTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANE; NITROGEN; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SWELLING;

METAL RECOVERY;

ADSORPTION; ANISOTROPY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COALBED METHANE; MODELING; PERMEABILITY; SWELLING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79951549862     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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