Geologic and reservoir characteristics of the Red Mountain coalbed-methane test site in the Piceance Basin. Topical report, April 15, 1983-January 31, 1986

Technical Report · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5597567

Seccombe, J C; Decker, A D

The Red Mountain Site, leased and operated by Resource Enterprises, Inc. is the focus of a six-year, multi-well project with a main objective to develop, improve, evaluate, and communicate the technology required to produce gas from deeply buried coal. To understand the parameters controlling coalbed gas production, project efforts are focused on a single coal reservoir (the Cameo Coal D Seam) at the test site. The report focuses on the evaluation of reservoir parameters controlling coalbed gas production and the geologic conditions influencing these parameters at the Red Mountain Site. The most critical parameters at the site are permeability, saturation of the cleat system, gas content, capillary pressure, and mechanical properties of the coal. Less critical, but also reviewed are adsorption isotherms, diffusion time, desorption critical pressure, and porosity.

• Research Organization: Resource Enterprises, Inc., Grand Junction, CO (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5597567
• Report Number(s): PB-86-217098/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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