How gas adsorption and swelling affects permeability of coal: A new modelling approach for analysing laboratory test data

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 128-129, Issue , 2014, Pages 134-142

  Shi, Ji Quan ^a   Durucan, Sevket ^a   Shimada, Sohei ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coal permeability response; Empirical modelling approach; Fixed confining pressure test condition; Swelling strain partition ratio

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; GAS ADSORPTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCK PRESSURE;

COAL PERMEABILITIES; COALBED RESERVOIRS; CONFINING PRESSURE TEST; CONFINING PRESSURES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; EMPIRICAL MODELLING; SWELLING STRAIN;

SWELLING;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COALBED METHANE; CONFINING PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS; LABORATORY METHOD; NITROGEN; PERMEABILITY; STRAIN RATE; SWELLING; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH;

EID: 84901045880     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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