Authors:

Rudy E. Rogers is a professor in the Swaim School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University where he has taught petroleum engineering and chemical engineering for thirty years. His research covers coalbed methane and other energy topics. Prentice Hall published in 1994 the original Coalbed Methane: Principles and Practices by Dr. Rogers.


Muthukumarappan "Kumar" Ramurthy is a Technical Professional, Team Lead with Halliburton's Tech Team in Denver. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in India and a M.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Mississippi State University. He has published numerous papers on coalbed methane and is a board member of the SPE Denver section. He serves on the Unconventional Gas Resources team with Halliburton.


Gary D. Rodvelt is a Sr. Technical Services Advisor – Reservoir with 28 years of service to Halliburton in Mid-Continent, Illinois, and Appalachian Basins. Author of 7 SPE papers on Stimulation and Evaluation processes in CBM and Conventional reservoirs, he is a Project Advisor on Appalachian/Illinois CBM projects. He lives in West Virginia.


Mike Mullen is a Technical Professional manager specializing in the integration of stimulation petrophysics, reservoir simulation and economic stimulation design in conventional and unconventional reservoirs with Halliburton Energy Services in Denver, CO. He has authored numerous papers concerning Economic Stimulation and Production Log analysis.