A fully coupled multiphase multicomponent flow and geomechanics model for enhanced coalbed-methane recovery and CO2 storage

SPE Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 448-467

  Wei, Zhijie ^a   Zhang, Dongxiao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; CODES (SYMBOLS); DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY RESOURCES; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FIREDAMP; GEOMECHANICS; ISOTHERMS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROSITY; RECOVERY;

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; EFFECTIVE STRESS EFFECTS; ENHANCED COALBED METHANE RECOVERIES; FLUID FLOW MODELING; FULLY IMPLICIT FINITE DIFFERENCES; MULTIPHASE MULTICOMPONENT FLOWS; NATURAL GAS RESOURCES; PENG-ROBINSON EQUATION OF STATE;

METHANE;

EID: 84878836082     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/163078-PA     Document Type: Article

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