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Estimation of In-situ Stress and Coal Bed Methane Potential of Coal Seams from Analysis of Well Logs, Ground Mapping and Laboratory Data in Central Part of Jharia Coalfield—An Overview

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Petroleum Geosciences: Indian Contexts

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Abstract

Well log data of thirty (30) boreholes from central part of Jharia coalfield have been analysed for estimation of petrophysical and rock mechanical properties of coal seams to facilitate assessment of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) reservoir potentiality of those coal seam. Wells from Jharia area showed 18 major correlatable seams, intersected between 214 and 1324 m depth. The resistivity, density and natural gamma ray log data from the wells of the study area have been utilized for:

  1. (a)

    Estimation of permeability of coal seams from resistivity log data;

  2. (b)

    Computation of in-situ stress magnitudes—vertical stress, effective vertical stress and effective horizontal stress at seam horizons;

  3. (c)

    Establish relationship between in-situ stress and permeability;

  4. (d)

    Estimation of gas content of coal seams and identification of most potential zones for CBM exploration.

It is observed that the permeability values ranging from 0.82 to 1.12 md with average gas content of 11.50 to 11.75 cc/gm. By comparing gas content, coal seam thickness as well as coal bed permeability of these major coal seams, the most viable CBM potential zone is mapped for this area.

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The authors express their sincere gratitude to Coal India Limited (CIL), India and Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), Ranchi, India for the financial assistance under its R&D scheme.

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    Prabir Kumar Pal

  2. Department of Petroleum Engineering, Al Habeeb College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, 501 503, India

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  3. Department of Applied Geophysics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, 826004, India

    Rima Chatterjee

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Pal, P.K., Paul, S., Chatterjee, R. (2015). Estimation of In-situ Stress and Coal Bed Methane Potential of Coal Seams from Analysis of Well Logs, Ground Mapping and Laboratory Data in Central Part of Jharia Coalfield—An Overview. In: Mukherjee, S. (eds) Petroleum Geosciences: Indian Contexts. Springer Geology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03119-4_6

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