Investigation of pore structure and fractal characteristics of organic-rich shale reservoirs: A case study of Lower Cambrian Qiongzhusi formation in Malong block of eastern Yunnan Province, South China

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2016, Pages 46-57

  Li, Ang ^a,b,c   Ding, Wenlong ^a,b,c   He, Jianhua ^a,b,c   Dai, Peng ^a   Yin, Shuai ^a   Xie, Fei ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c China University of Geosciences in Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption capacity; Eastern Yunnan area; Fractal dimension; Nitrogen adsorption; Organic rich shale; Pore structure

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; CLAY MINERALS; ENAMELS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FRACTALS; GAS ADSORPTION; METHANE; MINERALS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PORE STRUCTURE; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHALE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; EASTERN YUNNAN; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METHANE ADSORPTION CAPACITY; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; ORGANIC-RICH SHALES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 84949429161     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.11.004     Document Type: Article

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