SRK provides comprehensive Coal Bed Methane services ranging from exploration, drilling, testing, data analysis to reservoir modelling and risk assessment.

Our services in prospecting for CBM reserves include:

Initial Data Compilation and Analysis

• Baseline (geology and engineering) data gathering  and compilation of selected data into a GIS format
• Data review, data gap analysis and development of preliminary geological model
• Field-based geological mapping and verification program
• Acquisition of high resolution geophysical data and detailed interpretation of data sets (for structural features, igneous bodies etc)
• Lineament analysis and land cover map development (in support of structural studies and EIS work)

Drilling Programs

• Drill technology advice and support
• Review of initial drilling tender documents
• Assistance with preparing subsequent drilling documentation
• Drilling tender evaluation support
• Field-based support during drilling programs

Coal and Gas Testing / analysis (field and laboratory)

• Gas content and origin
• A coal saturation and reservoir evaluation study
• Field stations for treatment of coal seam gas desorption testing from core
• Field-based support and supervision during sample collection and testing

Reservoir evaluation / modelling

• Gas resource estimation and deliverability analysis
• Development options assessment, including cost modelling and economic analysis
• Development of recommendations for pilot production and refinements to simulation model, using production pilot results
• Development drilling program recommendations

Hydrogeological Assessments

• Reviews of conceptual hydrogeological models, exploration programs and numerical hydrogeological models and related reports
• Groundwater geochemistry
• Permeability and fluid flow