Characterization of gas shale pore systems by porosimetry, pycnometry,surfacearea,andfield emission scanning electron microscopy/ transmission electron microscopy image analyses: Examples from the Barnett, Woodford, Haynesville, Marcellus,andDoig units

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1099-1119

  Chalmers, Gareth R ^a   Bustin, R Marc ^a   Power, Ian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRONS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GASES; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ION BEAMS; KEROGEN; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHALE GAS; TEXTURES;

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOCUSED ION BEAM MILLING; INTERGRANULAR POROSITY; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGGREGATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KEROGEN; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PORE SPACE; QUARTZ; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR ROCK; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHALE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE AREA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862742477     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10171111052     Document Type: Article

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