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

• Autor(es): Lemos de Sousa, M. J. ; Pinheiro, H. J. ; Rodrigues, C.
• Data: 2003
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10284/227
• Origem: Repositório Institucional - Universidade Fernando Pessoa
• Assunto(s): Coal; Coalbed Methane (CBM); Natural gas; Exploration; Prospection; Sorption (adsorption, desorption) isotherms
• Tipo de Documento: Palestra
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

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.