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oa Factors to Consider when Choosing Stimulation Methods for Coalbed Methane Completions
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition - Workshops and Fieldtrips, Jun 2009, cp-129-00065
- ISBN: 978-94-6282-103-3
Abstract
Coal is the most abundant hydrocarbon on the planet and locked within these reservoirs is almost 7500 Tcf of natural gas of which about 1000 Tcf is estimated to be currently technically recoverable. Current natural gas production from Coalbed Methane reservoirs, CBM, represents 10.0% of annual U.S. natural gas production with over 20,000 producing coalbed methane wells in 12 states. This is remarkable when one considers that, prior to about 1989, CBM contributed essentially nothing to US domestic gas production.