Prerequisites, general criteria and primary studies required in the CoalbedMeth...

• Author(s): Lemos de Sousa, M. J. ; Pinheiro, H. J. ; Rodrigues, C.
• Date: 2003
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10284/227
• Origin: Repositório Institucional - Universidade Fernando Pessoa
• Subject(s): Coal; Coalbed Methane (CBM); Natural gas; Exploration; Prospection; Sorption (adsorption, desorption) isotherms
• Document Type: Lecture
• Language: English

Description

The main objectives of this paper are: (i) to review and summarize current concepts of Coalbed Methane (CBM) genesis and storage, (ii) to highlight and present the principal procedures and methodologies concerned with prospecting/exploring of CBM leading to a sequence of basic criteria to be followed at an early stage and, subsequently, during research and exploration, and (iii) to present a list of the most important analytical requirements during the investigations.