Coalbed Methane (CBM) / Enhanced Coalbed Methane (ECBM) Consulting

The commercial exploitation of methane from coal mines brings benefits that include improved air quality and mine safety, a new source of energy, an additional revenue stream for the coal mine, increased mine productivity, and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Injecting CO₂, nitrogen, or flue gas into coal seams to improve methane recovery (ECBM) is now a well established technology and practice.

Our high-level and seasoned mining engineering, geomechanics, reservoir engineering and simulation, and integrated asset modeling (IAM) consultants have extensive experience working on CBM/ECBM projects, and are available for conducting:

CBM/ECBM recovery studies for improving methane recovery from coalbeds
CBM/ECBM project feasibilty, design, evaluation and optimization studies
Customized training courses and workshops on CBM/ECBM topics

CCS/CCUS - CO₂ Sequestration/Storage in deep unmineable coalbeds project feasibilty, design, evaluation and optimization studies
Customized training courses and workshops on CCS/CCUS topics

The high-level and seasoned consultants of the A&A CBM Consulting Team have worked on numerous CBM projects, around the world. These CBM projects have ranged from conducting preliminary resource estimation to hands-on field development planning (FDP), operations, evaluation, and optimization to project appraisal/ reserves booking, and have included:

Geologic and reservoir evaluation of CBM reservoirs
Drilling, completion, hydraulic fracturing, and well testing design, implementation, and analysis for CBM reservoirs
CBM exploration program and field development planning (FDP) and implementation, including project management, field operations, and financial analysis
Resource and reserve estimation methodology; property evaluation; acquisition/divestiture due diligence analysis of CBM resources
Coal mine degasification design, evaluation, and optimization
Review sub-surface complexities in reference to increased fault pattern, changes in geological features, etc. observed during drilling of the wells
Review and study reservoir behavior in reference to production trends of wells. Study all parameters of existing wells, including gas and water production trends, and based on that recommend appropriate remedial measures to increase CBM recovery
Review and recommend well completions, and selection of coal seams, which when produced commingled would give maximum CBM recovery
Review and recommend hydraulic fracturing practices, including job design and job execution, which when followed would give maximum CBM recovery
Review and recommend placement, and profile, of new placement wells to ensure effective sweep efficiency and alignment with respect to stress profile

For a list of A&A Consulting Team’s extensive project experience working on Unconventional Resources (shale oil & gas, tight gas, CBM/ECBM) Development (URD) projects, around the world, please contact us.

To put the high-level and seasoned consultants of the A&A CBM/ECBM Consulting Team to work on your company's challenging CBM/ECBM projects, around the world, please contact us.