Laboratory measurement and modeling of coal permeability with continued methane production: Part 2 - Modeling results

Fuel

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 117-124

  Liu, Shimin ^a   Harpalani, Satya ^a   Pillalamarry, Mallikarjun ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleat compressibility; Coalbed methane; Permeability modeling

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; COAL BED METHANE; COALBED METHANE RESERVOIR; FIELD DATA; INPUT PARAMETER; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; LOW PRESSURES; METHANE PRODUCTION; MODELING RESULTS; PERMEABILITY MODELING; RATE OF INCREASE; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; SHRINKAGE EFFECTS; TWO-PART SERIES;

COMPRESSIBILITY; FIREDAMP; METHANE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 84856742276     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.10.053     Document Type: Article

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