Determination of in-situ stress direction from cleat orientation mapping for coal bed methane exploration in south-eastern part of Jharia coalfield, India

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-96

  Paul, Suman ^a   Chatterjee, Rima ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Cleat orientation; Cleat volume; Coal seam permeability; Coal seam porosity; Jharia coalfield; Stress

Indexed keywords

CLEAT ORIENTATION; CLEAT VOLUME; COAL FIELDS; COAL SEAM PERMEABILITY; COAL SEAM POROSITY;

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; MAPPING; METHANE; STRESSES; WELL LOGGING;

COAL MINES;

COAL MINE; COAL SEAM; FRACTURE; IN SITU STRESS; LINEAMENT; MAPPING; METHANE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

BIHAR; INDIA; JHARIA COALFIELD;

EID: 79960349941     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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