Coalbed methane: a review

TA Moore - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

Enhanced microbial coalbed methane generation: a review of research, commercial activity, and remaining challenges

D Ritter, D Vinson, E Barnhart, DM Akob… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Coalbed methane (CBM) makes up a significant portion of the world's natural gas resources.
The discovery that approximately 20% of natural gas is microbial in origin has led to interest …

Sources and controls of greenhouse gases and heavy metals in mine water: A continuing climate legacy

AM Brown, AM Bass, MH Garnett, UM Skiba… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water pollution arising from abandoned coal mines, is second only to sewage as a source of
freshwater pollution and in coalfield catchments mine water can be the dominant pollutant …

Treatment of coal seam gas produced water for beneficial use in Australia: A review of best practices

LD Nghiem, T Ren, N Aziz, I Porter… - Desalination and Water …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
There has been an exponential increase in both the production and exploration of coal
seam gas (CSG) in Australia and many other regions in the world. A major issue associated …

Biogenic methane clumped isotope signatures: Insights from microbially enhanced coal bed methane

X Wang, B Chen, L Chen, G Dong, T Csernica… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Biogenic (microbial) methane is an imperative natural gas resource and plays an important
role in the global carbon cycle. Determining isotope systematics in microbially enhanced …

Fracked: Coal seam gas extraction and farmers' mental health

MI Morgan, DW Hine, N Bhullar, DA Dunstan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Farmers are exposed to a unique range of vocational stressors, and while mental health
morbidity is similar to their non-rural counterparts, suicide rates in the farming community are …

The geochemical evolution of water coproduced with coalbed natural gas in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming

EL Brinck, JI Drever, CD Frost - Environmental …, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Water produced with coalbed natural gas (CBNG) attains its characteristic sodium-
bicarbonate composition through a series of processes, including dissolution of salts …

Coalbed methane produced water in China: status and environmental issues

Y Meng, D Tang, H Xu, Y Li, L Gao - Environmental science and pollution …, 2014 - Springer
As one of the unconventional natural gas family members, coalbed methane (CBM) receives
great attention throughout the world. The major associated problem of CBM production is the …

Soil and plant responses from land application of saline–sodic waters: implications of management

GF Vance, LA King… - Journal of Environmental …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Land application of co‐produced waters from coalbed natural gas (CBNG) wells is one
management option used in the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming and Montana …

[HTML][HTML] Determining water quality requirements of coal seam gas produced water for sustainable irrigation

D Mallants, J Šimůnek, S Torkzaban - Agricultural water management, 2017 - Elsevier
Coal seam gas production in Australia generates large volumes of produced water that is
generally high in total dissolved solids and has a high sodium absorption ratio (SAR) which …