Microstructural characterisation of organic-rich shale before and after pyrolysis

Microstructural characterisation of organic-rich shale before and after pyrolysis

Organic-rich shales, traditionally considered as source rocks, have recently become an ambitious goal for the oil and gas industry as important unconventional reservoirs. Understanding of the initiation and development of fractures in organic-rich shales is crucially important as fractures could dra...

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Main Authors: Uvarova, Y., Yurikov, A., Pervukhina, M., Lebedev, Maxim, Shulakova, V., Clennell, B., Dewhurst, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association 2014
Subjects:
fractures
Organic-rich shales
dry pyrolysis
total organic carbon
micro-CT scanning
Kimmeridge shale
heating
kerogen
microstructures
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12682

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12682

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