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040			_aCY-NiCIU _beng _cCY-NiCIU _erda
041			_aeng
090			_aYL 2846 _bA46 2023
100	1		_aAhmed, Ibrahim Modibbo
245	1	0	_aINVESTIGATION OF COAL BED METHANE (CBM) POTENTIAL IN NIGERIA ALONG WITH ITS PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION / _cIBRAHIM MODIBBO AHMED; SUPERVISOR: ASST. PROF. DR. SALEEM QADIR TUNIO
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300			_ax, 64 sheets; _c31 cm. _eIncludes CD
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
502			_aThesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department
504			_aIncludes bibliography (sheets 56-64)
520			_aABSTRACT 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.
650		0	_aCoalbed methane _vDissertations, Academic
700	1		_aTunio, Saleem Qadir _esupervisor
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