Underground coal gasification (UCG) as an efficient method for the conversion of the world’s coal resources into energy, liquid fuels, and chemicals has attracted lots of attention in recent years. This paper is concerned with a feasibility study of the UCG process for Alberta reservoirs using the three-dimensional simulation of this process based on a unique porous media approach. The proposed approach combines the effects of heat, mass transport, and chemical reactions to achieve this goal. The Computer Modeling Group (CMG) software STARS is used for simulation. The geological structure including coal and layers interspersed between coal seams (claystone layers), the porosity/permeability variation, and the chemical processes with corresponding parameters are considered in the model. Chemical stoichiometry coefficients of the pyrolysis process are calculated from proximate and extended experimental data. Genetic algorithm and pattern search are used for parameter estimation. This model is developed to s...