Experiments Concerning the Commercial Extraction of Methane from Coalbed Reservoirs

In late 1992 coalbed methane became the most significant source of natural gas produced in Virginia. This gas is held within the coal formations adsorbed to the coal matrix. The current well stimulation technology applies a high pressure fluid to the coal formation surrounding the wellbore to induce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loomis, Ian Morton
Other Authors: Mining and Minerals Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30485
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-353192239721111/