Coalbed gas; Hunt for quality basins goes abroad

Journal Article · Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7026070

Kuuskraa, V A; Boyer, II, C M; Kelafant, J A ^[1]

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1. Advanced Resources Inc., Arlington, VA (United States)

This paper reports that spurred on by success of the U.S. coalbed gas industry, a worldwide hunt for the next San Juan-type coalbed gas basin is under way. This search is taking both major and independent exploration companies form Australia to Zimbabwe. The goal is to find high quality coal basins and areas that not only contain large volumes of gas in place but also have the potential for high gas production rates. Given the widespread distribution of coal-bearing strata around the world, a reasonable assumption is that high-quality basins with commercial levels of coalbed gas production do exist. Thick, gassy coal seams are present on all populated continents as documented by coal production statistics and numerous methane-related mining disasters. In some countries, such as China, the potential gas resources contained in the coal seams may dwarf the conventional gas resource base.

• OSTI ID: 7026070
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 90:40; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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