Coalbed methane produced water screening tool for treatment technology and beneficial use

Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-34

  Plumlee, Megan H ^a   Debroux, Jean François ^a   Taffler, Dawn ^a   Graydon, James W ^a   Mayer, Xanthe ^b   Dahm, Katharine G ^b   Hancock, Nathan T ^b   Guerra, Katie L ^b   Xu, Pei ^b   Drewes, Jörg E ^b   Cath, Tzahi Y ^b  

^a KENNEDY JENKS CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Beneficial use; Coal bed methane; Environment; Produced water; Treatment costs

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL USE; COAL BED METHANE; ENVIRONMENT; PRODUCED WATER; TREATMENT COSTS;

COAL DEPOSITS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FIREDAMP; GAS INDUSTRY; METHANE; TOOLS; WATER QUALITY;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84893272044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juogr.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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