Coalbed Methane Consulting Services

Coalbed methane is a significant component of natural gas production. Data & Consulting Services (DCS) specialists have experience in more than 65 coal basins worldwide, in addition to publishing numerous technical papers and articles and presenting frequent short courses on coalbed methane development.

These consultants work closely with operators to ensure that project results are consistent with specific business strategies, lowering costs and improving efficiency. Services include

• basin assessment and fairway delineation
• exploration target selection
• resource mapping and assessment
• prospect evaluation
• well testing and production forecasting
• fracture treatment design and optimization
• coalbed reservoir simulation
• reserves determination and economic evaluation
• mentoring and technology transfer.

Advanced coalbed methane technology

Together with ProCADE well analysis software, the ECLIPSE reservoir simulation software models desorption and diffusion, considers dual porosity, handles variable reservoir properties, and includes features for coal mine applications. It has the capability to model enhanced coalbed methane production through CO₂ flooding and geologic sequestration in deep coalbeds.

Reliable coalbed methane evaluation

For operators taking core, TerraTek Geomechanics Center of Excellence supplies a crew on the wellsite that provides desorption and preservation gas sampling, along with field desorption analysis on whole core, cuttings, or sidewall samples. In the laboratory, TerraTek experts subject samples to numerous tests to determine gas in place, storage capacity, and other production parameters.