Methanogenic pathways of coalbed gas in the Powder River Basin, United ...
Coalbed gas of the Tertiary Fort Union and Wasatch Formations in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, was interpreted as microbial in origin by previous studies based on limited data on the gas and water composition and isotopes associated with the coal beds. To fully evaluate the microbial origin of the gas and mechanisms of methane generation, additional data for 165 gas and wate