Geometric Heterogeneity of Continental Shale in the Yanchang Formation, Southern Ordos Basin, China

Abstract Favorable prospects for the exploration of shale gas have been demonstrated in the Ordos Basin, China. Outcrop and core observations indicate that there are abundant laminas in the shale strata, which exert a great influence on hydro-fracture propagation, gas storage and fluid flow. In this...

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Main Authors: Lihui Li, Beixiu Huang, Yufang Tan, Xiaolong Deng, Yanyan Li, Hu Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05144-z