Predicting capillarity of mudrocks

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 208-223

  Busch, Andreas ^a   Amann Hildenbrand, Alexandra ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillarity; Capillary pressure; CO2 storage; Mudrock; Permeability; Seal; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

BREAKTHROUGH PRESSURES; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; MUDROCK; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; SHALE GAS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA (SSA); WETTABILITY CHARACTERISTICS;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIGITAL STORAGE; FORECASTING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SANDSTONE; SEALS; SHALE; WETTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MUDSTONE; NATURAL GAS; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; PREDICTION; ROCK MECHANICS; SEALING; SHALE;

EID: 84879387204     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.05.005     Document Type: Review

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