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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.