Rock Creek methane from multiple-coal-seams completion project - demonstrated drilling and completion technology for the multiple-seams completion project. Topical report, March 1983-December 1986

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5430911

Boyer, C M; Briscoe, F H; Camp, B S; Dobscha, F X; Malone, P G

Commercialization of coalbed methane, especially in the eastern United States, has been primarily limited to gas production from a single coal seam per well. The Multi-Seam Project is a multi-year joint venture investigating the combination of drilling, completion, stimulation, and production parameters required for the viable economic production of methane from shallow, multiple coal seams. The initial drilling and completion at the project site was limited to single-zone completions. Details of the drilling, casing, and cementing are presented, which include a novel technique for isolation and non-contamination of zones using a staged-cementing procedure.

• Research Organization: USX Corp., Monroeville, PA. USS Technical Center
• OSTI ID: 5430911
• Report Number(s): PB-88-160908/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010500 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Products & By-Products
03 NATURAL GAS
030900* -- Natural Gas-- Artificial Stimulation
Plowshare-- (-1989)
ALKANES
CEMENTING
COAL DEPOSITS
COAL SEAMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDROCARBONS
LITHOLOGY
METHANE
MINERAL RESOURCES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROGRESS REPORT
RECOVERY
RESOURCES
WELL COMPLETION
WELL LOGGING