Приклади вживання Coal bed methane Англійська мовою та їх переклад на Українською
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Coal bed methane in Ukraine.
Project foresaw drilling of 10 wells for coal bed methane.
Iskander Energy owns 3 licenses for coal bed methane extraction at the area of 1 350 km2.
Additionally, technically possible toextract 3.7 trillion cubic meters of coal bed methane.
The greatest development of the extraction of coal bed methane was reached by the United States.
Potential coal bed methane extraction is estimated at the level of 2-12 billions cubic meters per year.
The capabilities of hydraulic fracturing technology have beenalso studied in Ukraine with respect of its application for coal bed methane extraction.
The coal bed methane started to be considered as an unconventional energy source since the 1970-s.
Ukraine has significant potential for unconventional gas(shale gas,tight sand gas, coal bed methane etc.) production.
World reserves of coal bed methane are estimated at 260 trillion cubic meters and are greater than traditional natural gas reserves.
Besides shale gas, coal bed methane, traditional natural gas, oil and condensate could also be extracted on these areas.
Preparatory works are underway to explore and commercialize the abundant coal bed methane potential of our coal deposits.
Potential cost of coal bed methane extraction, estimated by Baker Tilly, equals to UAH 2300-3300 per 1000 cubic meters.
In August 2013 it was reported that US company Epsilon isbuying LLC“NPK-Contact”, which owns coal bed methane extraction licenses.
From the technological side coal bed methane extraction could be similar to the extraction of other types of unconventional gas, i.
The authors of updated Energy Strategy of Ukraine are even more pessimistic:in their forecast the annual production of the coal bed methane in 2030 may reach 1-3 billion cubic meters.
Besides, Ukraine also has prospective areas for coal bed methane extraction and natural gas extraction from Black Sea deepwater shelf.
Coal bed methane extraction projects(upfront coal beds degassing) in Ukraine are at the experimental stage.
In July 2010 Canadian 3P International Energy by acquiringGalizien Energy company has entered the coal bed methane extraction project, which has been being developed jointly with EuroGas Inc.
Coal bed methane is a natural gas located in coal seams, which is extracted without mining of coal. .
However, draft Rules of Oil and Gas Fields Development do not contain any mentions of unconventional natural gas reserves and do not cover the peculiarities of shale gas,tight sand gas or coal bed methane extraction.
Coal bed methane is adsorbed on the surface of coal particles, in dissolved coal substance, as well as in closed and open channels and pores.
Hydrofracking is the general name for the method of mechanical treatment of underground formations, which is used for the extraction of traditional natural gas, shale gas, tight sands gas,oil and coal bed methane.
The practical execution of the coal bed methane extraction projects will depend on the involvement of modern technologies, attraction of investments and expertise of world's major energy companies.
Total forecast reserves of coal seams methane in Ukraine constitute to 12-13 trillions cubic meters, out of which 3-3,5trillions cubic meters constitute to recoverable coal bed methane resources.
In general,during the last 20 years there were several attempts to start coal bed methane extraction in Ukraine by such companies as Iskander Energy, Industrial Union of Donbass corporation, LLC“CarbonaEnergo”, LLC“Ecomethane”, etc.
Notwithstanding that dozens of licenses on exploration and even extraction of coal bed methane have been already issued by Ukrainian authorities, the execution of the large scale projects is not very likely in the short term period. The reasons of such pessimistic look are the lack of advantageous regulatory framework, high investment and production costs, coupled with low investment attractiveness of Ukraine.