Flores Romeo M. Coal and Coalbed Gas: Fueling the Future

1st Edition. — Elsevier Inc., 2014. XVIII, 697 p. — ISBN: 9780123969729.Key Features
Covers environmental issues in the development of coalbed gas
Includes case studies, field guides and data, examples, and analytical procedures from previous studies and investigations
Accessible by a large multidisciplinary market by one of the world's foremost experts on the topic
Description
Bridging the gap in expertise between coal and coalbed gas, subfields in which opportunities for cross training have been nonexistent, Coal and Coalbed Gas sets the standard for publishing in these areas. This book treats coal and coalbed gas as mutually inclusive commodities in terms of their interrelated origin, accumulation, composition, distribution, generation, and development, providing a balanced understanding of this energy mix.
Currently considered a non-renewable energy resource, coalbed gas, or coalbed methane, is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. In recent years, countries have begun to seek and exploit coal for its clean gas energy in an effort to alleviate environmental issues that come with coal use, making a book on this topic particularly timely. This volume takes into account processes of coalification, gasification, and storage and reservoir characterization and evaluation and looks at water management and environmental impacts as well.
Readership
Geologists, exploration geologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, petroleum engineers, biogeochemists, environmental scientists, microbiologists, resource economists, water management specialists, hydrologists, land managers, ecologists, and policy makers and government manager in natural gas/petroleum and miningIntroduction and Principles
Coal as Multiple Sources of Energy
Origin of Coal as Gas Source and Reservoir Rock
Coalification, Gasification, and Gas Storage
Coal Composition and Reservoir Characterization
Resource Evaluation Methodologies
Coalbed Gas Production
Co-Produced Water Management and Environmental Impacts
Worldwide Coalbed Gas Development
Future of Coal and Coalbed Gas