Coal Bed Methane: Exploration to Production
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Coal Bed Methane: Exploration to Production Course
Introduction:
This intensive course reviews the fundamentals of CBM & underlines the key concepts that determine whether a CBM project will succeed or fail. This course is designed to assist individuals throughout the financial, coal and petroleum industries to understand Coal Bed Methane (CBM).
The course will cover the entire CBM project spectrum, from exploration to production, and is intended to provide an introduction to those who are new to the CBM industry yet show relevant case histories for those currently working on ongoing CBM projects.
The course will identify the unique characteristics of the regional CBM scene, with relevant comparison to the historical development of the industry in North America, and more recent developments in CBM throughout the world. A feature of the course will be the presentation of a global perspective of the similarities and differences in CBM plays.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the historical development of CBM and the peculiarities of the Asia scene
- Understand the key parameters that make or break a CBM project
- Learn the essential science behind CBM
- Understand the relationship between water and gas in CBM and the implications
- Determine which production and completion technique will work for you, and why
- Learn what greenhouse emissions mean to the CBM industry
- Comprehend the differences between resources and reserves
- Learn the requirements to move resources to reserves
- Understand the basic economic drivers behind CBM projects
- Participate in practical discussions and exercises that enhance practical understanding
Who Should Attend?
Petroleum, mining engineers, geologists and management as well as potential investors and any professionals who wish to understand CBM and understand the drivers behind CBM variability across a range of basins.
Course Outlines:
Introduction: the background to CBM
- CBM Fundamentals: the “essential science
- Borehole analysis
- CBM production & drilling
- Directional drilling in CBM
- The CBM pilot
- CBM water and greenhouse emissions
- CBM resources and reserves
- A technical perspective of CBM economics
- Wrap up and discussion
- Case studies exercises
