Metagenetic methane generation in gas shales I. Screening protocols using immature samples

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-42

  Mahlstedt, Nicolaj ^a   Horsfield, Brian ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depositional environment; Late gas potential; MSSV pyrolysis; Organic matter structure; Primary gas generation; Secondary gas generation; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; LATE GAS POTENTIAL; MSSV-PYROLYSIS; PRIMARY GAS GENERATION; SECONDARY GAS GENERATION; SHALE GAS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COAL; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); GAS GENERATORS; GASES; KEROGEN; METHANATION; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; ROCKS; SCREENING; SHALE;

ASSOCIATED GAS;

COAL; CRACKING; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; KEROGEN; MARINE RESOURCE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC MATTER; PYROLYSIS; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84856586781     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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