Coalbed Methane

Exploration

Outline
Introduction
Exploration
Seismic Prospecting Technique for Coalbed Methane Accumulating Area
Ongoing and Future CBM and CMM Research

INTRODUCTION

Coal Bed
Methane
Natural gas found in
most coal deposits
Unconventional Gas
Created from buried
plant material which
was converted to coal
by the pressure of
being underground
When the coal seam is
drilled and the water
is pumped out, the gas
begins to flow
Usually pure or sweet
gas and requires little
processing

CHARACTERIS
TIC
Clean burningfuel
Cheaper energy
source
Reducing global
warming
Friendly
environment

POTENSI CBM DI INDONESIA

Sumber: Presentasi Dirjen Migas, 25 Juni 2008

EXPLORATION

0
Stage 1:
Identificatio
n of CBM
Resource

Stage 2:
Early Evaluation
Drilling

Time
(years)

2
0

Government and Stakeholder

Consultation
occurs
throughout
all
stages
of
exploration and development

Stage 3:
Pilot Project
Drilling

Note: In some cases, government

provides incentives to encourage
industry investment and
development of the resource. This
usually occurs in the early stages
(1 or 2) of the project
Stage 4:
Pilot Production
Testing

Go/No Go Decisions are made at

the end of each stage dependent
on the results of the geological
and engineering information that
has been collected

Stage 5:
Commercial
Development
Project
Reclamat
ion

Seismic Prospecting
Technique

PHASE

SEISMIC SECTION

STRATIGRAPHY

Seismic Prospecting Methods for Coalbed

Methane

Predicting coalbed methane based on bury depth

Predicting coalbed methane based on impedance

inversion
Predicting coalbed methane based on frequency
spectrum
Predicting coalbed methane based on seismic attributes

Ongoing and Future

CBM and CMM
Research

CBM INDONESIA GROWTH

BENCHMARKING

Source; After Sammy

Hamzah 2011

CAN THE TARGET OF THE ROAD MAP CAN BE

ACHIEVED ???

 Produksi Sweet Spots dengan permeabilitas reservoir yang tinggi

merupakan faktor utama dalam pengembangan CBM terutama di
daerah seperti San Juan Basin di USA dan cekungan batubara
Queensland di Australia
Saat ini, reservoir batubara yang belum dikembangkan memiliki
permeabilitas yang rendah dan dalam beberapa kasus terdapat
reservoir batubara dengan permeabilitas yang tinggi dalam jumlah
yang banyak di sekelilingnya
Penelitian pada reservoir dengan permeabilitas rendah diperlukan
untuk mendapatkan potensial gas yang lebih banyak dan mengikat
sumber pada infrastuktur yang sudah ada dan sedang
mengeksploitasi sweet spots

Kasus seputar Penelitian CBM

Strategi Eksplorasi: Metode eksplorasi, strategi dan hasil eksplorasi
dalam area baru
Hasil Eksperimen Laboratorium: Prosedur dan penemuan baru dari
eksperimen pada struktur pori batubara, gas dan interaksi batubara.
Lapangan Produksi Gas: Pemboran advance, stimulasi, dan
penyelesaian teknologi sumur; co-produksi dari CBM dengan gas
alami yang lain
Modelling: Terkait dengan studi pada semua hal yang telah
disebutkan diatas serta simulasi numerik dan mengoptimasi alat
untuk menggambarkan perilaku produksi
Enhanced CBM Recovery: Studi laboratorium dan studi lapangan
pada injeksi gas

CBM to POWER

Reference
Tang, H. Seismic Prospecting Technique for Coalbed Methane
Accumulating Area. 2011.
Tim A. Moore. Coalbed Methane : A Review. 2012.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaPS4lkCzzg