Unconventional gas resources in the Paleozoic of Central Europe;Ressources de gaz non conventionnels dans le paléozoïque de l'Europe centrale

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 953-977

  Littke, R ^a   Krooss, B ^a   Uffmann, A K ^a   Schulz, H M ^b   Horsfield, B ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL EUROPE; COAL BED METHANE; COAL SEAMS; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; GAS CHARGE; GAS CONTENT; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS RESOURCE; GAS SHALES; GERMANY; HIGH POTENTIAL; LOW PERMEABILITY; MESOZOIC; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; PALEOZOIC; PERMIAN; REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH PROGRAMMES; SMALL FLOW-RATE; TIGHT SANDSTONE GAS; TIGHT SANDSTONES;

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; ENERGY RESOURCES; FIREDAMP; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

COAL SEAM; GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE; PALEOZOIC; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SHALE;

GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY BASIN; NETHERLANDS; NORTH GERMAN BASIN; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA; RUHR BASIN;

EID: 84858024903     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst/2010033     Document Type: Article

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