Coal Seam Gas Engineering - PTRL6032
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Petroleum Engineering
Course Outline: http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/petroleum-engineering/open-learning-program
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite:PTRL2019
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
- Introduction to coal seam gas (CSG), resources, coal petrology.
- Theory of adsorption, LangMuir theorem, isotherm construction, CBM reservoir analysis-reserve estimates.
- Depth effects on permeability, Klinkenberg, Shrinkage, and Stress Effects on Permeability.
- CBM reservoir simulation and reserve estimation.
- Water Composition as Permeability Indicator, Relative Permeability, Butt and Cleat Permeabilities.
- Decline curve analysis.
- Drilling, Completion and stimulation (Hydraulic fracturing).
- Production operations.
- Economics of CBM recovery.
- CBM Legislation.