Application of automated mineralogy in petroleum geology and development and CO2 sequestration: A review

C Fu, Y Du, W Song, S Sang, Z Pan, N Wang - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
Automated Mineralogy (AM) is a semi-automatic mineralogical tool based on a scanning
electron micrography-energy dispersion spectrometry (SEM‒EDS) platform. It has the …

Pore characterization of shales: A review of small angle scattering technique

M Sun, J Zhao, Z Pan, Q Hu, B Yu, Y Tan, L Sun… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2020 - Elsevier
To better evaluate the reservoir quality and optimize shale gas extraction, it is necessary to
quantitatively characterize pore structure in shale reservoirs using complementary methods …

Gas adsorption characterization of pore structure of organic-rich shale: Insights into contribution of organic matter to shale pore network

Y Wang, L Liu, H Cheng - Natural Resources Research, 2021 - Springer
Organic matter (OM)-hosted pores are the most prevalent pores in organic-rich shale, in
which shale gas is generated and stored. Ascertaining the pore structure of OM and its …

Pore structure characterization for organic-rich Lower Silurian shale in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China: A possible mechanism for pore development

L Chen, Z Jiang, K Liu, J Tan, F Gao, P Wang - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Lower Silurian shale in the Upper Yangtze Platform has become one of the
main targets of the exploration and development of marine shale gas in South China. This …

Quartz types and origins in the paleozoic Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations, Eastern Sichuan Basin, China: Implications for porosity preservation in shale reservoirs

T Dong, S He, M Chen, Y Hou, X Guo, C Wei… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Quartz in shales has been demonstrated to exert a significant effect on shale gas production
by influencing rock mechanical behavior and reservoir porosity; however, quartz types and …

Diagenesis and pore evolution for various lithofacies of the Wufeng-Longmaxi shale, southern Sichuan Basin, China

Y Wang, H Cheng, Q Hu, L Liu, L Hao - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mineralogy differences in clastic sediments have a major impact on the diagenetic pathway
and the evolution of pore systems between various lithofacies during burial. There is …

Overpressure generation and evolution in Lower Paleozoic gas shales of the Jiaoshiba region, China: Implications for shale gas accumulation

J Gao, J Zhang, S He, J Zhao, Z He, Y Wo… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Overpressured shale gas plays have been found in the Lower Paleozoic marine shales of
Jiaoshiba region in the Sichuan basin, China. The black shales from the Upper Ordovician …

Relative sea-level cycles and organic matter accumulation in shales of the Middle and Upper Devonian Horn River Group, northeastern British Columbia, Canada …

T Dong, NB Harris, K Ayranci - GSA Bulletin, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The integration of geochemistry and sequence stratigraphic models in the study of shale
formations is critical to the development of robust stratigraphic correlations and …

Multiscale connectivity characterization of marine shales in southern China by fluid intrusion, small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), and FIB-SEM

M Sun, L Zhang, Q Hu, Z Pan, B Yu, L Sun, L Bai… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
An evaluation of shale pore connectivity is essential for predicting the production behavior
and optimizing the development plan of shale gas. To systematically investigate the …

The effect of thermal maturity on porosity development in the Upper Devonian–Lower Mississippian Woodford Shale, Permian Basin, US: Insights into the role of silica …

T Dong, NB Harris - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Organic-matter pores are considered to be the dominant contributor to total porosity in many
shale reservoirs, and consequently much attention has been paid to investigate the factors …