Impact of commercial natural gas production on geochemistry and microbiology in a shale-gas reservoir

Chemical Geology

Volumn 332-333, Issue , 2012, Pages 15-25

  Kirk, Matthew F ^a   Martini, Anna M ^a   Breecker, Daniel O ^b   Colman, Daniel R ^c   Takacs Vesbach, Cristina ^c   Petsch, Steven T ^d  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antrim Formation; Black shale; Methanogenesis; Michigan Basin; Sulfate reduction; Unconventional natural gas reservoir

Indexed keywords

ANTRIM FORMATION; BLACK SHALES; METHANOGENESIS; MICHIGAN BASIN; SULFATE REDUCTION; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS;

ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; ISOTOPES; LIBRARIES; METHANOGENS; MICROBIOLOGY; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SHALE;

WELLS;

ALKALINITY; BLACK SHALE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS PRODUCTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NATURAL GAS; SULFATE;

MICHIGAN BASIN;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84866784737     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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