The maturity of organic-rich shales using microimpedance analysis

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages 5333-5340

  Mba, Kenechukwu C ^a   Prasad, Manika ^a   Batzle, Michael L ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CLAY MINERALS; ELASTIC MODULI; KEROGEN; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROPHYSICS; SILICA;

EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IN-SITU DETECTIONS; INDIRECT DETECTION; ORGANIC-RICH SHALES; PETROPHYSICAL MODELS; PROJECT ECONOMICS; ROCK PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL DETECTION;

EID: 78651070215     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/135569-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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