Laboratory measurement and modelling of coal permeability with different gases adsorption

International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 567-580

  Fang, Zhiming ^a   Li, Xiaochun ^a   Huang, Lin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ROCK AND SOIL MECHANICS   (China)

^b HUBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal permeability; ECBM; Gas adsorption; Swelling; Transient pulse decay technique

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; GAS ADSORPTION; GASES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SWELLING;

COAL PERMEABILITIES; ECBM; EFFECTIVE STRESS; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; PERMEABILITY MODEL; PRESSURE RANGES; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; TRANSIENT PULSE;

GAS PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84883518998     PISSN: 17533309     EISSN: 17533317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2013.056167     Document Type: Article

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