Evaluation of pore size spectrum of gas shale reservoirs using low pressure nitrogen adsorption, gas expansion and mercury porosimetry: A case study from the Perth and Canning Basins, Western Australia

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-16

  Labani, Mohammad Mahdi ^a   Rezaee, Reza ^a   Saeedi, Ali ^a   Hinai, Adnan Al ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gas shale; Low pressure nitrogen adsorption; Mercury porosimetry; Pore structure parameters

Indexed keywords

GAS ADSORPTION; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; SHALE GAS;

EFFECTIVE POROSITY; GAS EXPANSION; GAS SHALES; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; PORE STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATIONS; STRUCTURE PARAMETER; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

GASES;

ADSORPTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN; RESERVOIR; SHALE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA; CANNING BASIN; PERTH BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84888768046     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2013.11.022     Document Type: Article

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