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Maceral data obtained from petrographic analyses was studied to determine the Vitrinite/Inertinite ratios (V/I) of different coal seams encountered in the core holes drilled at Raniganj Coal bed Methane block of Essar Oil Limited, India. Cleat density and spacing, vitrinite reflectance; O/C ratio and permeability data were studied and plotted against V/I ratio for different coal seams. Correlations between these parameters suggest that the V/I ratio is an effective tool to identify the coal seams with high cleat density, low cleat spacing and substantial permeability. These may facilitate to identify coal bed methane fairway. The V/I ratio is an effective tool for coal bed methane exploration.
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We thank W. Kalkreuth and an anonymous reviewer for constructive reviews. Soumyajit Mukherjee (IIT Bombay) invited to submit manuscript, which he handled and annotated several times. Sincere gratitude to Mr. Iftikhar Nasir (CEO-E&P, Essar Energy Plc.), Dr. Shailendra Kumar Singh (Vice President & Head Technical-Unconventional) and Mr. Apoorva Ranjan (Project Director-Raniganj CBM Project) for permitting to submit this work. Special thanks to Mr. Anil K. Singh and Mr. Pallab Kumar Mazumdar for technical support and guidance. Authors thank Soumen Sarkar and Dipanjan Maiti for their continuous support, motivating words and technical discussions which helped in building fair knowledge regarding CBM. Thank to the sub-surface team of Raniganj CBM project for encouragement. The views and opinions expressed are solely of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Essar Oil Limited.
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Sen, S., Banerjee, S. (2015). Identifying Relationship Amongst Vitrinite/Inertinite Ratio (V/I), Cleat Parameters, Vitrinite Reflectance, O/C Ratio and Permeability of Coal Seams and V/I Ratio as Exploration Tool: Study from Raniganj Coal Bed Methane Block, Essar Oil Limited, India. In: Mukherjee, S. (eds) Petroleum Geosciences: Indian Contexts. Springer Geology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03119-4_9
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