Geological characteristics and CBM exploration potential evaluation: A case study in the middle of the southern Junggar Basin, NW China

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue , 2016, Pages 557-570

  Fu, Haijiao ^a,b   Tang, Dazhen ^a,b   Xu, Hao ^a,b   Xu, Ting ^a   Chen, Baoli ^a,b   Hu, Peng ^a   Yin, Zhenyong ^a,b   Wu, Peng ^c   He, Guangjun ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c China United Coalbed Methane Co Ltd   (China)

^d Key Lab of Information Assurance Technology   (China)

Author keywords

CBM; Junggar basin; Low rank; Optimal segmentation; Prospective targets

Indexed keywords

COAL; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; METHANE; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHIES; EXPLORATION POTENTIAL; GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ISOTHERMAL MEASUREMENTS; JUNGGAR BASIN; LOW-RANK; OPTIMAL SEGMENTATION;

COAL DEPOSITS;

EID: 84961841670     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2016.02.024     Document Type: Article

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