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 …

Subsurface microbial hydrogen cycling: Natural occurrence and implications for industry

SP Gregory, MJ Barnett, LP Field, AE Milodowski - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen is a key energy source for subsurface microbial processes, particularly in
subsurface environments with limited alternative electron donors, and environments that are …

An overview of the coal seam gas developments in Queensland

B Towler, M Firouzi, J Underschultz, W Rifkin… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2016 - Elsevier
The demand for natural gas in Queensland, Australia has historically been supplied from
conventional reservoirs. However, depletion in conventional sources has led producers to …

Biogenic methane production from coal: a review on recent research and development on microbially enhanced coalbed methane (MECBM)

SY Park, Y Liang - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The biological conversion of coal to methane can be an efficient and environmentally
friendly means of utilizing the current coal reserves, including those that are difficult to utilize …

Biogenic methane in shale gas and coal bed methane: A review of current knowledge and gaps

F Colosimo, R Thomas, JR Lloyd, KG Taylor… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biogenic CH 4 generation has been observed in many shallow, low temperature shale gas
basins and coal seams. The depletion of conventional resources and the increasing …

Feasibility study of enhanced biogenic coalbed methane production by super-critical CO2 extraction

H Guo, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, X Li, Z Li, W Liang, Z Huang… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Super-critical CO 2 enhanced coalbed methane (Sc-CO 2-ECBM) and microbially enhanced
coalbed methane (MECBM) are environment-friendly technologies that can improve CBM …

Microbial controls on the origin and evolution of coal seam gases and production waters of the Walloon Subgroup; Surat Basin, Australia

KA Baublys, SK Hamilton, SD Golding, S Vink… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Walloon Subgroup coal seam gas (CSG) play in the Surat Basin, Queensland,
is Australia's pre-eminent onshore gas field. Concerted multi-disciplinary research is …

Micro-scale fracturing mechanisms in coal induced by adsorption of supercritical CO2

Y Zhang, Z Zhang, M Sarmadivaleh, M Lebedev… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Coal bed methane production can be assisted by CO 2 injection. However, CO 2 adsorption
in the coal matrix leads to a dramatic reduction in permeability and an associated change in …

The effect of coal rank on biogenic methane potential and microbial composition

SJ Robbins, PN Evans, JS Esterle, SD Golding… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Demand for natural gas is expected to increase faster than any other fossil fuel over the
coming decades. Australian coal bed methane (CBM) resources are among the largest in …

Pore–Fracture Structure Characteristics of Low-Medium Rank Coals from Eastern Surat Basin by FE-SEM and NMR Experiments

Z Cui, Z Zhang, W Huang, L Liu, J Wang, X Wei… - Natural Resources …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Middle Jurassic Walloon Subgroup coals in Australia's Surat Basin are
extremely rich in low-medium rank coal seam gas (CSG) resources, making it one of the …