WellDog tests for CBM in China

WellDog has completed its first coalbed methane gas tests in China in Far East Energy's Shouyang field in the Shanxi Province, the company said.

The tests provided Far East Energy immediate data on the amount of natural gas in their coal seams.

China produced 254 billion cubic feet of coalbed methane in 2009 and analysts expect that amount to rise to 1.72 trillion cubic feet per year by 2030.

 In addition to locating gas in coal for production by coalbed methane companies, WellDog's gas testing services is used to identify areas of high gas content in underground coal mines.