Coalbed Methane Extraction:Detailed Study Report December 2010 11 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION This report summarizes the information collected and analyzed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of a study of the coalbed methane (CBM) extraction industry. Currently, CBM discharges are not covered by an Effluent Limitation
Coal bed methane (CBM) is a primary clean energy source found in coal seams. The recovery ratio of CBM is very low, especially with ground extraction, due to the strong adsorption of CH 4 on the pores and fissures of coal and low permeability of the coal bed. On the basis of the theory of energy balance, a theory of enhanced CBM (ECBM) recovery by energy stimulation is proposed in this review.
To study the effect of CO2 injection pressure on gas migration characteristics and coalbed methane (CBM) extraction, a platform for the experimental replacement of CH4 with CO2 was used to conduct experiments on the replacement of CH4 under different CO2 injection pressures and analyze the gas transport characteristics and CH4 extraction during the experiment. The results reveal that the rate ...
Coal bed methane, also known as coal seam gas or coalbed gas, is a form of natural gas recovered from coal beds. It is considered a clean energy source, contributing to its popularity. Countries like the USA, Australia, and Canada have seen significant development of CBM as an energy source. CBM consists of methane adsorbed into the coal matrix ...
The Oil and Gas regulations apply to conventional and unconventional oil and gas extraction with the exception of coalbed methane. ... and any chemicals added downhole or during the oil/water separation process. [40 CFR (bb); (a)(2)(v); (bb)] ... Coalbed Methane Extraction Documents 2010/2013 ...
Coalbed methane (CBM) is an emerging clean coal technology in India to extract insitu entrapped methane of coal beds. Methane is a greenhouse and a calorific valuable gas providing an energy source for power production. The capture of entrapped methane gas prior to coal mining or from unmineable deep coal seams would result in a safe, clean and viable energy source.
ment of more effective coal bed methane produced water management practices. More effective practices will help to ensure the stewardship of water resources, particularly in the arid West. Figure 4. Ponds storing coal bed methane produced water in Wyoming. The green parcels are fi elds irrigated with coal bed methane produced water. S o u r c ...
The controversy surrounding coal bed methane extraction has to do with the use of water during the process and its impact on global climate change. Coal bed methane exploration involves pumping large volumes of water out of coal seams to reduce the hydrostatic pressure and liberate the gas.
cubic feet (TCF) of coalbed methane exists in place, with perhaps 100 TCF economically recoverable with existing technology—the equivalent of about a 5 ... ing the mining process. Producing methane then can serve a double purpose in the campaign to reduce the release of gases that contribute to global warming.
Although the interaction of gas and coal has been comprehensively investigated in coalbed methane (CBM) extraction process, fewer scholars have taken the effect of temperature and groundwater into account, which brought a large deviation for CBM extraction design. In this study, a fully coupled thermalhydraulicmechanical model (THM) including coal deformation, gas seepage, water seepage ...
energy sources, coal bed methane gas receives considerable attention for its potential as a good energy source. During the coalification process, methane gas is captured in the coal seams and later released during coal mining operations. Coal bed methane separation is crucial for both economic benefit and methane emission reduction.
In this work, a fully coupled thermalhydraulicmechanical model with twophase flow for coalbed methane extraction was proposed including coal deformation, gas seepage, water seepage, and thermal transport governing equations. Different coupled models and the influence of several key factors on CBM extraction process were analyzed.
A method and system for recovering coalbed methane are disclosed. The method involves tunneling along a seam of coal to a point below a water table and at a depth below the water table sufficient for dissolved methane to be present in the water; separating a portion of the water containing dissolved methane while below the water table; reducing pressure on the separated portion for extracting ...
Coal bed methane (CBM) is a primary clean energy source found in coal seams. The recovery ratio of CBM is very low, especially with ground extraction, due to the strong adsorption of CH4 on the ...
The extraction process involves drilling hundreds of wells with extensive infrastructural support facilities. Figure Schematic view of coal bed methane mining as a popular source of clean compressed natural gas used for domestic and industrial purposes. CBM, coal bed methane.
Figure 5 shows the variation of coalbed methane pressure with different initial coalbed permeability. As illustrated in Figure 5, the greater the initial coalbed permeability, the better the methane extraction effect of hydraulic fracturing the initial coalbed permeability k 0 = 5 t10 −17 m 2, 9 910 −17 m 2, 13 110 −17 m 2, 17 110 −17 m 2, after 3650 d of extraction, the ...
Coalbed methane (CBM) drainage in underground coal mining is of significance to guarantee mining process safety and bring valuable environmental benefits, as the drainage could help to eliminate methanerelated accidents, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provide a source of clean energy. Due to the manifold benefits, extensive investigations have been conducted on methane emissions ...
Coalbed methane (CBM) drilling and completion technologies (DCTs) are significant basis for achieving efficient CBM exploration and exploitation. Characteristics of CBM reservoirs vary in different regions around the world, thereby, it is crucial to develop, select and apply the optimum DCTs for each different CBM reservoir. This paper firstly reviews the development history of CBM DCTs ...
A novel multilateral well for coalbed methane extraction was proposed in the study. There is a main wellbore at the longitudinal center of coal seam and four lateral wells at the horizontal center in the multilateralwell system. Compared with traditional drainage holes, multilateralwell system has a better performance on coalbed methane development. A hydraulicmechanical coupling model of ...
The commercial extraction of methane from coal beds is now well established in a number of countries throughout the world, including the USA, Australia, China, India and Canada. Because coal is almost pure carbon, its reservoir character is fundamentally different to conventional gas plays. Coalbed methane (CBM) forms as either biogenically or ...
Most coal has some methane (the main component of natural gas) trapped inside it. This methane is produced during the coal formation process and gets trapped on the surface of the coal in tiny pores and fractures. 1 Many coalbeds also contain large amounts of water; the pressure from this water keeps the methane in place. Coalbed methane is extracted by pumping out the water, which lowers the ...
Coalbed methane (or coal bed methane), which is also known with varying names such as coal seam gas, coalmine methane, coalbed gas, is a form of natural gas that is extracted from the coal beds. ... In the process of extraction of CBM, a large amount of salinized water is released into freshwater ecosystems. This could pose adverse impacts ...
Gas is stored in micropores on the coal surface in coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs, mainly via adsorption 1, order to release CBM from the coal and produce gas through the cleat system, the ...
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