Geologic and Economic Criteria for Siting Clean-Coal Facilities in the Texas Gulf Coast, USA

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 461-482

  Ambrose, W A ^a   Breton, C ^a   Nunez Lopez V ^a   Gulen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean coal; CO 2 sequestration; enhanced coalbed methane recovery; enhanced oil recovery; Texas Gulf Coast

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869875185     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-012-9188-y     Document Type: Article

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