Geochemical analysis of atlantic rim water, carbon county, wyoming: New applications for characterizing coalbed natural gas reservoirs

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-217

  McLaughlin, J Fred ^a   Frost, Carol D ^b,c   Sharma, Shikha ^d  

^a Wyoming State Geological Survey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c University of Wyoming ^*  (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; COAL DEPOSITS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STRONTIUM; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER QUALITY;

COAL BED NATURAL GAS; COALBED RESERVOIRS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAJOR ION GEOCHEMISTRIES; WATER QUALITY DATA; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

METHANE;

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CARBON ISOTOPE; COAL SEAM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECHARGE; RESERVOIR; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER; VOLUME; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

CARBON COUNTY [WYOMING]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SIERRA MADRE; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 79952409393     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06301009190     Document Type: Article

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