Study on coalbed methane accumulation characteristics and favorable areas in the Binchang area, southwestern Ordos Basin, China

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-11

  Xu, H ^a,b   Tang, D Z ^a,b   Liu, D M ^a,b   Tang, S H ^a,b   Yang, F ^c   Chen, X Z ^a,b   He, W ^a,b   Deng, C M ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b National Engineering Research Center of Coalbed Methane Development and Utilization ^*  (China)

^c MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation characteristics; Binchang area; Coalbed methane; Low rank coal; Ordos basin

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION CHARACTERISTICS; BINCHANG AREA; COAL BED METHANE; LOW RANK COALS; ORDOS BASIN;

BOTTLES; COAL; COAL MINES; FIREDAMP; GAS ADSORPTION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; METHANE; MORPHOLOGY;

COAL RESEARCH;

ADSORPTION; BITUMINOUS COAL; COALBED METHANE; GEOACCUMULATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SYNCLINE; VITRINITE;

CHINA; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 84862791534     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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