Chinese coalbed gas resources

Author: China University of Mining and Technology
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: Abstract This book is an academic monograph on the scientific assessment of China's coalbed methane resources and systematic research on coalbed methane geological theory. The book is divided into 8 chapters, systematically presenting the regional and stratigraphic distribution characteristics of China's coalbed methane resources in terms of gas content, resource volume, resource grade, resource quality, burial depth, and the scale of gas accumulation zones. For the first time, based on China's complex and diverse geological conditions, it thoroughly and systematically explores the geological controlling factors of coalbed methane occurrence and distribution from perspectives such as coalbed methane formation, coal reservoir properties, tectonic effects, sedimentary processes, and hydrogeological conditions. It also establishes for the first time a new theoretical and methodological system for selecting favorable coalbed methane zones in China—"Hierarchical Selection Plus Quantitative Ranking"—and showcases the results of favorable zone selection. The book is rich in research data, innovative in research approach, systematic in theory and methods, and highly praised by experts in related fields in China. It has high practical and academic value and is suitable for leaders, researchers, engineering technicians, graduate students, and senior undergraduate students in the fields of coalbed methane exploration, development, and utilization.