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• A methane-rich gas, similar to natural gas, produced from in-situ coal through drilled wells that are typically completed open-hole, as opposed to the cased and perforated wells used to produce conventional natural gas.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Coalbed methane. (n.d.). Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/coalbed-methane.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Coalbed methane. www.ferc.gov. Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/coalbed-methane (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Coalbed methane." Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/coalbed-methane.

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