New gas material balance to quantify biogenic gas generation rates from shallow organic-matter-rich shales

Fuel

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 443-451

  Cokar, M ^a   Ford, B ^b   Kallos, M S ^a   Gates, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HUSKY ENERGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogenic gas generation; Gas material balance; Natural gas; Shale gas; Shallow shales

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC GAS; DIFFUSION AND TRANSPORT; GAS GENERATION; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS TRANSPORT; MATERIAL BALANCE; METABOLIC PROCESS; METHANE GAS; MICRON SCALE; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; PORE SYSTEM; PRODUCTION DATA; SHALE GAS;

DESORPTION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS GENERATORS; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE;

GASES;

EID: 84870429203     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.06.054     Document Type: Article

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