Computer-implemented data base for coal-bed methane resource characterization and research

Journal Article · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · J. Pet. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/10806-PA· OSTI ID:5741101

Diamond, W P; Hyman, D M; LaScola, J C

The USBM has established a computer-implemented coalbed methane database to respond efficiently to health, safety, and mine-planning-related data requests and the resource characterization needs of those interested in using coalbed methane. The system - which holds gas content data on more than 1500 coal samples from some 250 coalbeds in 17 US states - also will be useful for coalbed methane research, including multivariate statistical analysis of the physical, chemical, and geologic provenance factors influencing the methane generation and storage capacity of coal, with the ultimate goal of developing an indirect method of estimating the gas content of coalbeds. The software is a menu-driven program that selects data from the main bank for database processing (reports for requestors) or as a file suitable for statistical analysis. Database processing is executed with Datatrieve 11, a commercially available storage, sorting, retrieval, and report generator software package. Information available includes coalbed name, location (state and county), depth of sample, gas content, and coal rank.

• OSTI ID: 5741101
• Journal Information: J. Pet. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 36
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
COAL SEAMS
METHANE
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
COMPUTERS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DATA PROCESSING
DEGASSING
ENERGY RECOVERY
RECOVERY
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ALKANES
COAL DEPOSITS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
MINERAL RESOURCES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RESOURCES
030900* - Natural Gas- Artificial Stimulation
Plowshare- (-1989)
012000 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Mining