Parameter

Reservoir

Coal

Shale

n

Ave

n

Ave

n

Ave

Temperature, ˚C

130

42

Pressure gradient, kPa/m

279

8.2

Water Saturation, %

99

Critical water saturation, %

60

Bottom hole pressure, kPa

200

Density, g/cc

354

1.4

35

2.2

Langmuir volume, cc/g

45

13.7

12

1.5

Langmuir pressures, MPa

45

5.7

12

6.2

Matrix permeabililty, md

3

1e−3

1e−5

Diffusion, cm2/s

0.05

8e−3

Matrix porositya, %

1e−4

1e−4

Effective fracture spacing, m

0.5

10

Max horiz fracture perm, md

110

3.8

1e−3

Min horiz fracture perm, md

=kmax/3

=kmax

Vert fracture perm, md

=kmax/3

=kmax/10

Fracture porosity, %

0.01

1e−4