Surface area and pore-size distribution in clays and shales

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 2937-2949

  Kuila, Utpalendu ^a   Prasad, Manika ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE; ILLITE-SMECTITE; LARGE PORES; MACROPORES; MATRIX; MERCURY INTRUSION; MESO-PORES; MICROPORES; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; NITROGEN GAS; NITROGEN GAS ADSORPTION TECHNIQUES; PORE NETWORKS; PORE VOLUME; PORE-SIZE ANALYSIS; STORAGE PROPERTIES; SURFACE AREA;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPACTION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EXHIBITIONS; GAS ADSORPTION; KAOLINITE; MERCURY (METAL); MICROPOROSITY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PORE SIZE;

SHALE;

EID: 84856658931     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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