Lithological controls on matrix permeability of organic-rich shales: An experimental study

Energy Procedia

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-136

  Ghanizadeh, A ^a   Gasparik, M ^a   Amann Hildenbrand, A ^a   Gensterblum, Y ^a   Krooss, B M ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chokier Formation; Maturity; Mineralogy; Permeability; Porosity; Posidonia Shale; Scandinavian Alum Shale; Shale gas; TOC content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898734739     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.08.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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