Organic-matter-rich shales of China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2018.12.002
Abstract: Abstract Organic-matter-rich shales are the main target rocks for unconventional oil and gas exploration and development across the world. In China, shale-gas geological resources are estimated as approximately 110 × 1012 m3, with recoverable gas reserves of ca.… read more here.
Keywords: gas; organic matter; rich shales; oil ... See more keywords
Cyclic late Katian through Hirnantian glacioeustasy and its control of the development of the organic-rich Wufeng and Longmaxi shales, South China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.04.012
Abstract: Abstract Deposition of the organic-rich shales of the Wufeng and lowermost Longmaxi formations (late Katian through Hirnantian) occurred in a relatively stable tectonic setting and commenced at approximately 4.5 Myr prior to the end-Ordovician glacial maximum.… read more here.
Keywords: katian hirnantian; wufeng; rich shales; organic rich ... See more keywords
Deciphering multiple controls on mesopore structural heterogeneity of paralic organic-rich shales: Pennsylvanian–Lower Permian Taiyuan and Shanxi formations, Weibei Coalfield, southwestern North China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107613
Abstract: Abstract This study investigates the various factors that affect the mesopore structural heterogeneity of paralic organic-rich shales in the Pennsylvanian–Lower Permian Taiyuan and Shanxi formations, in the Weibei Coalfield of southwestern North China. This assessment… read more here.
Keywords: heterogeneity paralic; organic rich; mesopore structural; structural heterogeneity ... See more keywords
Impact of Slickwater Fracturing Fluid on Pore Structure and Micromechanical Properties of Clay-Rich Shale Using Fluid Intrusion and AFM Experiments
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c11005
Abstract: Multistage hydraulic fracturing leads to prolonged interactions between shale reservoirs and slickwater fracturing fluids, resulting in changes to the pore structure and micromechanical properties of the shale. However, systematic studies of the impact of shale… read more here.
Keywords: clay rich; modulus values; rich shales; fracturing fluid ... See more keywords
Lamina-scale diagenetic mass transfer in lacustrine organic-rich shales and impacts on shale oil reservoir formation
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DOI: 10.1306/12212323018
Abstract: Lacustrine organic-rich shales have recently become important petroleum exploration targets. Adequate reservoir characterization is vital for determining the potential for shale oil exploration and development. Fluid – rock interaction and diagenetic mass transfer in organic-rich… read more here.
Keywords: organic rich; rich shales; mass; laminae ... See more keywords
The Depositional Environment of the Lacustrine Source Rocks in the Eocene Middle Number of the Liushagang Formation of the Weixinan Sag, Beibuwan Basin, China: Implications from Organic Geochemical Analyses
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DOI: 10.3390/min13040575
Abstract: The Eocene middle number of the Liushagang Formation (LS2) of the Weixinan Sag, Beibuwan Basin, characterized by a thick succession of excellent quality source rocks, is composed of lacustrine organic-rich shales, mudstones, and shales (mudstones/shales).… read more here.
Keywords: source rocks; mudstones shales; source; formation ... See more keywords