Improving the efficiency of methane utilization from coal seams: world and Russian experience

The article analyzes the world experience in assessing the state of methane release from coal seams and the possibilities of its use for the country’s economy in the development of gas resources. Significant co-benefits of CBM production and utilization include a significant reduction in the risk of fugitive emissions to the earth’s surface, the exploitation of otherwise waste gas resources, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

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