Coal Bed Methane (eBook, ePUB)

Theory and Applications
Redaktion: Thakur, Pramod; D'Amico, Joseph S.; Mosser, Morgan H.; Rodvelt, Gary; Aminian, Kashy; Schatzel, Steven J.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Coal Bed Methane: Theories and Applications, Second Edition, captures the full lifecycle of a coal bed methane well and offers petroleum geologists and engineers a single source for a broad range of coal bed methane (CBM) applications. The vast coal resources in the United States continue to produce tremendous amounts of natural gas, contributing to a diverse range of energy assets. This book addresses crucial technical topics, including exploration and evaluation of coal bed reservoirs, hydraulic fracturing of CBM wells, coal seam degasification, and production engineering and processing, among others.

The book also covers legal issues and permitting, along with an economic analysis of CBM projects. This new edition includes information on new and established research and applications, making it relevant for field geologists and engineers, as well as students.

• Edited by a team of coal bed methane experts from industry, academia and government with more than 100 years of combined experience in the field
• Contains more than 150 figures, photographs and illustrations to aid in the understanding of fundamental concepts
• Presents the full scope of improvements in U.S. energy independence, coal mine safety and greenhouse gas emissions

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128165423
• Artikelnr.: 68401543

Autorenporträt

Dr. Pramod C Thakur is the president of a consulting firm, Expert Solutions for Mine Safety (ESMS) LLC, in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, and an adjunct professor at the West Virginia University. He served the coal industry for 50 years. He began his career designing mine ventilation with Andrew Yule & Co for 8 years. During his last 42 years with CONOCO, CONSOL Energy and Murray Energy, he developed four different techniques for mine degasification and coalbed methane production. He researched respirable dust control and diesel exhaust dispersion at the Pennsylvania State University. These techniques are used not only in the United States but also in many countries overseas. Appointed by the Governor of West Virginia, he served as a commissioner for 18 years and wrote the WV Diesel Regulations that serves as a model for the global coal industry. He is a distinguished alumnus of IIT(ISM), India, and a Centennial Fellow of the Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the

Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME), USA, since 1969. He has written four books on mine ventilation and coalbed methane control and published more than 50 papers in technical journals. He has been awarded the Howard Hartmann and Howard Eavenson Award for excellent work in mine ventilation engineering and mine health and safety by the SME.

Inhaltsangabe

Section A: Origin, geology, and reserve for CBM reservoirs
1a. The origin of coalbed methane
2. Geology of North American coalbed methane reservoirs
3a. United States Lower 48 coalbed methane-Benchmark (2010)

Section B: CBM reservoir characteristics
4. Gas storage in coal
5. Gas transportation in CBM reservoir
6. Estimating the gas in place and reserves
7. Material balance equation for CBM reservoirs
8. Production behavior and performance predictions
9. Modeling and simulation for CBM production
10. Enhanced CBM recovery

Section C: Vertical wells and their applications
11. Improved wireline logging
12. Improved construction of vertical wells
13. Enhanced hydrofracturing
14. Gas production and decline from vertical wells

Section D: Horizontal wells and their applications
15. History and methodology of horizontal drilling
16. In-mine horizontal drilling and applications
17. Horizontal drilling from surface and applications
18. Hydrofracturing of Horizontal Wells
19. Gas production and decline for horizontal wells
20. CO2 sequestration and underground coal gasification with horizontal wells

Section E: Production engineering for coalbed methane
21. Postfrac engineering design
22. Produced water management
23. Preliminary gas gathering and intermediate compression
24. Plugging of CBM wells

Section F: CBM processing and utilization
25. CBM gathering, compression, and dehydration
26. CBM processing with related costs
27. CBM utilization with economics