Biogenic methane potential for Surat Basin, Queensland coal seams

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 123-134

  Papendick, Samuel L ^a   Downs, Kajda R ^a   Vo, Khang D ^a   Hamilton, Stephanie K ^b   Dawson, Grant K W ^b   Golding, Suzanne D ^b   Gilcrease, Patrick C ^a  

^a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coalbed methane; Methanogens; Microbial; Surface area; Surfactants; Walloon coal

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOMETHANE; COAL BED METHANE; COAL PARTICLES; COAL SEAMS; GENERATION RATE; IN-SITU; METHANE POTENTIAL; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PRODUCED WATER; QUEENSLAND; SURFACE AREA; WALLOON COAL; WATER SAMPLES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; FIREDAMP; METHANATION; METHANOL; PROVEN RESERVES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

METHANE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REAL TIME;

AUSTRALIA; SURAT BASIN;

EID: 80055016113     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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