CO2 permeability of Indian bituminous coals: Implications for carbon sequestration

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-47

  Vishal, V ^a,b   Ranjith, P G ^b   Singh, T N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Coal permeability; Effective stress; Indian bituminous coals; Swelling

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL MATRIX; COAL SEAMS; COAL SWELLING; CONFINING PRESSURES; CONFINING STRESS; CRITICAL PARAMETER; DOWNSTREAM PRESSURE; EFFECTIVE STRESS; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; EMPIRICAL RELATIONS; FLOW BEHAVIOURS; GAS INJECTION; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GASPHASE; INJECTION PRESSURES; LONG TERM PLANNING; METHANE RESERVOIRS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERMEABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; STORAGE POTENTIAL; TRIAXIAL CELLS; VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; DIGITAL STORAGE; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SWELLING; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL SEAM; METHANE; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; RESERVOIR ROCK; SHRINKAGE; STRESS; SWELLING; TRIAXIAL TEST;

BIHAR; INDIA; JHARIA;

EID: 84871671335     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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