TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ahmed,Ibrahim Modibbo
AU  - Tunio,Saleem Qadir
TI  - INVESTIGATION OF COAL BED METHANE (CBM) POTENTIAL IN NIGERIA ALONG WITH ITS PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION
PY  - 2023///
KW  - Coalbed methane
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
N1  - Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 56-64)
N2  - ABSTRACT 
High energy consumption and high prices of natural gas have caused an increase in 
coal bed methane (CBM) exploration demand for power generation, cement 
production and metal production. This study investigates the coal bed methane (CBM) 
potential in Nigeria, as an alternative source of energy in the country. The study 
investigated the coal quality of four different basins in Nigeria (Okpara, Onyeama, 
Okaba, and Owukpa) and compared their quality with other coal seams of United 
States, Indonesia, China, India, Australia and Canada. Characterization of coal quality 
has been observed while considering the coal parameters (such as moisture content, 
ash content, fixed carbon content, volatile matter, and calorific value). Nigeria`s coals 
are situated at shallow depths, sub-bituminous in rank, with a high calorific value 
(heating value), low sulfur content, with an average moisture content of 10.95%. The 
Oyeama coal has great potential when utilized in the power sector considering the 
heating value found in this study. This study observed that Nigeria`s seams have the 
potential to be the future CBM producer in the country and simulation studies are 
recommended for Nigerian coal once the first CBM exploration well will be drilled in 
the regions mentioned in this study for methane recovery along with its production 
enhancement from its coal beds. The results of this study drawn that the coal available 
in these four basins have the possibility to generate 346 terawatts of electricity which 
is equivalent to 346,000,000 megawatts (MW). 
Keywords: Ash Content, Coal Bed Methane (CBM), Enhanced Coal Bed Methane 
(ECBM), Moisture Content, Nigerian Coal, Proximate Analysis
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