Evolution of overmature marine shale porosity and implication to the free gas volume

The porosities of the Lower Cambrian shale and Upper Ordovician-Lower Silurian marine shale from the Sichuan Basin were analyzed using He-Hg porosimetry and field-emission scanning electron microscopy, to discuss the relationship of porosity to the organic matter maturity, total organic carbon (TOC)...

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Main Authors: Feiyu WANG, Jing GUAN, Weiping FENG, Linyan BAO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2013-12-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380413601111