Biogenic gas generation from shallow organic-matter-rich shales

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Canadian Unconventional Resources and International Petroleum Conference 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 169-181

  Cokar, M ^a   Kallos, M S ^a   Huang, H ^a   Larter, S R ^a   Gates, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; GAS GENERATORS; GASES; GASOLINE; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESOURCE VALUATION;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; DIFFUSION AND TRANSPORT; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS TRANSPORT MECHANISMS; MATERIAL BALANCE; PHYSICAL CONTROL; PRODUCTION DATA; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS;

OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT;

EID: 79952914995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/135323-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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