SANS coupled with fluid invasion approaches for characterization of overall nanopore structure and mesopore connectivity of organic-rich marine shales in China

Wang, Yang; Zhu, Yanming; Zhang, Rui; Anovitz, Lawrence (Larry) M.; Bleuel, Markus; Liu, Shimin; Chen, Shangbin

doi:10.1016/j.coal.2019.103343

SANS coupled with fluid invasion approaches for characterization of overall nanopore structure and mesopore connectivity of organic-rich marine shales in China

Journal Article · Tue Nov 19 04:00:00 EST 2019 · International Journal of Coal Geology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2019.103343· OSTI ID:1779160

Wang, Yang ^[1]; Zhu, Yanming ^[1]; Zhang, Rui ^[2]; ^[3]; Bleuel, Markus ^[4]; Liu, Shimin ^[2]; Chen, Shangbin ^[1]

China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu (China)
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States); Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

The pore structure of shales, including pore morphology, connectivity, pore volume, specific surface area (SSA), and pore size distribution (PSD), is a significant factor in controlling gas storage and transport and the migration mechanisms of hydrocarbons. However, the lack of comprehensive characterization for both accessible and inaccessible pore structure increases the difficulty of gas-in-place estimation and gas exploration. In order to investigate the nanoscale pore system, integration of high-pressure mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), low-pressure N₂/CO₂ adsorption (LNA/LCA), and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) were employed to obtain a multi-scale quantitative characterization of the nanopore structure of organic-rich marine shale samples from the Longmaxi and Niutitang Formations in China. In this work, PSDs obtained from the combined techniques appropriately cover an overall nanopore size range of shale (0.35–15,000 nm) and overcome the limits of the individual method. Uni-, bi, and multi-modal PSDs were observed, but the sizes of a significant portion of the nanopores observed in these shales range from 0.35 to 100 nm. Pore volumes and surface areas of micropores (<2 nm), mesopores (2–50 nm), and macropores (>50 nm) were characterized based on the best performance window of each technique: LCA for micropores; LNA and SANS for mesopores; and MIP for macropores. It was found that micropores are the major contributor to the total SSA for both the Longmaxi and Niutitang shales. With respect to pore volume, however, the contribution to the total pore volume has a trend of micropore < mesopore < macropore for the Longmaxi shale samples, but micro-/mesopore volumes are greater than macropore volumes for samples of the Niutitang shale. Strong correlations were also observed between total organic carbon (TOC) content and micropore volume and surface area, which implies that organic matter is a controlling factor in the micropore system of organic-rich shales. In addition, strong correlations between methane adsorption capacity and both micro-/mesopore volumes and SSAs indicate that micro-/mesopores are governing factors for methane storage. Furthermore, the fractions of accessible mesopore volume and surface area were quantitatively estimated by SANS and LNA. Correlation analyses suggest that the accessibility of the mesopore surface area could be an indicator for gas transport and storage in mesopores in organic matter. Thus, a shale with higher connectivity could have higher gas diffusion capability but lower gas adsorption capacity, and vice versa.

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Science and Technology Major Project; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1779160

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1702568

Journal Information:: International Journal of Coal Geology, Journal Name: International Journal of Coal Geology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 217; ISSN 0166-5162

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

References (75)

Main controlling factors and enrichment area evaluation of shale gas of the Lower Paleozoic marine strata in south China Xiao, Xian-Ming; Wei, Qiang; Gai, Hai-Feng Petroleum Science, Vol. 12, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12182-015-0057-2	journal	October 2015
A critical evaluation of unconventional gas recovery from the marcellus shale, northeastern United States Lee, Dae Sung; Herman, Jonathan D.; Elsworth, Derek KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 15, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-011-0008-4	journal	April 2011
The effect of pore structure and gas pressure upon the transport properties of coal: a laboratory and modeling study. 1. Isotherms and pore volume distributions Clarkson, C. R.; Bustin, R. M. Fuel, Vol. 78, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-2361(99)00055-1	journal	September 1999
Small angle neutron scattering signature of oil generation in artificially and naturally matured hydrocarbon source rocks Radliński, A. P.; Boreham, C. J.; Lindner, P. Organic Geochemistry, Vol. 31, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00128-X	journal	January 2000
Formation and enrichment mode of Jiaoshiba shale gas field, Sichuan Basin Guo, Tonglou; Zhang, Hanrong Petroleum Exploration and Development, Vol. 41, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1876-3804(14)60003-3	journal	February 2014
Shale gas in China: Characteristics, challenges and prospects (I) Zou, Caineng; Dong, Dazhong; Wang, Yuman Petroleum Exploration and Development, Vol. 42, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1876-3804(15)30072-0	journal	December 2015
Geological difference and its significance of marine shale gases in South China Zhao, Wenzhi; Li, Jianzhong; Yang, Tao Petroleum Exploration and Development, Vol. 43, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1876-3804(16)30065-9	journal	August 2016
Clay mineral transformation as a major source for authigenic quartz in thermo-mature gas shale Metwally, Yasser M.; Chesnokov, Evgeni M. Applied Clay Science, Vol. 55 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2011.11.007	journal	January 2012
Gigantic, gaseous mushwads in Cambrian shale: Conasauga Formation, southern Appalachians, USA Pashin, Jack C.; Kopaska-Merkel, David C.; Arnold, Ann C. International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 103 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2012.05.010	journal	December 2012
A preliminary study on the characterization and controlling factors of porosity and pore structure of the Permian shales in Lower Yangtze region, Eastern China Pan, Lei; Xiao, Xianming; Tian, Hui International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 146 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2015.05.005	journal	July 2015
Nanoscale pore characteristics of the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation Shale: A case study from Well Yuke #1 in the Southeast of Chongqing, China Sun, Mengdi; Yu, Bingsong; Hu, Qinhong International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 154-155 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2015.11.015	journal	January 2016
Pore characteristics of Longmaxi shale gas reservoir in the Northwest of Guizhou, China: Investigations using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), helium pycnometry, and gas sorption isotherm Sun, Mengdi; Yu, Bingsong; Hu, Qinhong International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 171 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2016.12.004	journal	February 2017
The effect of organic matter maturation and porosity evolution on methane storage potential in the Baltic Basin (Poland) shale-gas reservoir Topór, Tomasz; Derkowski, Arkadiusz; Ziemiański, Paweł International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 180 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2017.07.005	journal	July 2017
Impure CO2 reaction of feldspar, clay, and organic matter rich cap-rocks: Decreases in the fraction of accessible mesopores measured by SANS Pearce, Julie K.; Dawson, Grant K. W.; Blach, Tomasz P. International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 185 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2017.11.011	journal	January 2018
Pore structure characterization of organic-rich Niutitang shale from China: Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) study Sun, Mengdi; Yu, Bingsong; Hu, Qinhong International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 186 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2017.12.006	journal	February 2018
Experimental and predicted geochemical shale-water reactions: Roseneath and Murteree shales of the Cooper Basin Pearce, J. K.; Turner, L.; Pandey, D. International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 187 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2017.12.008	journal	February 2018
Porosity of the Marcellus Shale: A contrast matching small-angle neutron scattering study Bahadur, Jitendra; Ruppert, Leslie F.; Pipich, Vitaliy International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 188 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.02.002	journal	March 2018
Microstructure of graptolite periderm in Silurian gas shales of Northern Poland Morga, Rafał; Pawlyta, Mirosława International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 189 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.02.012	journal	March 2018
Responses of specific surface area and micro- and mesopore characteristics of shale and coal to heating at elevated hydrostatic and lithostatic pressures Mastalerz, M.; Wei, L.; Drobniak, A. International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 197 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.06.026	journal	September 2018
Pore structure characterization of North American shale gas reservoirs using USANS/SANS, gas adsorption, and mercury intrusion Clarkson, C. R.; Solano, N.; Bustin, R. M. Fuel, Vol. 103 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2012.06.119	journal	January 2013
Estimation and modeling of coal pore accessibility using small angle neutron scattering Zhang, Rui; Liu, Shimin; Bahadur, Jitendra Fuel, Vol. 161 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.08.067	journal	December 2015
High pressure methane sorption characteristics of lacustrine shales from the Midland Valley Basin, Scotland Merkel, Alexej; Fink, Reinhard; Littke, Ralf Fuel, Vol. 182 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2016.05.118	journal	October 2016
Effect of organic matter on pore structure of mature lacustrine organic-rich shale: A case study of the Triassic Yanchang shale, Ordos Basin, China Li, Jing; Zhou, Shixin; Li, Yuanju Fuel, Vol. 185 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2016.07.100	journal	December 2016
Impacts of clay on pore structure, storage and percolation of tight sandstones from the Songliao Basin, China: Implications for genetic classification of tight sandstone reservoirs Xiao, Dianshi; Jiang, Shu; Thul, David Fuel, Vol. 211 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.09.084	journal	January 2018
Porosity controls and fractal disposition of organic-rich Permian shales using low-pressure adsorption techniques Hazra, Bodhisatwa; Wood, David A.; Vishal, Vikram Fuel, Vol. 220 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.023	journal	May 2018
Integrated fractal description of nanopore structure and its effect on CH4 adsorption on Jharia coals, India Naveen, Paul; Asif, Mohammad; Ojha, Keka Fuel, Vol. 232 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.05.124	journal	November 2018
Solvent-pore interactions in the Eagle Ford shale formation DiStefano, Victoria H.; McFarlane, Joanna; Stack, Andrew G. Fuel, Vol. 238 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.10.010	journal	February 2019
Heterogeneity of Paleozoic Wufeng-Longmaxi formation shale and its effects on the shale gas accumulation in the Upper Yangtze Region, China Tang, Xianglu; Jiang, Shu; Jiang, Zhenxue Fuel, Vol. 239 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.11.022	journal	March 2019
A new approach to quantification of metamorphism using ultra-small and small angle neutron scattering Anovitz, Lawrence M.; Lynn, Gary W.; Cole, David R. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 73, Issue 24, p. 7303-7324 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2009.07.040	journal	December 2009
A model for multiple transport mechanisms through nanopores of shale gas reservoirs with real gas effect–adsorption-mechanic coupling Wu, Keliu; Chen, Zhangxin; Li, Xiangfang International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 93 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.10.003	journal	February 2016
Reservoir modeling of shale formations Mohaghegh, Shahab D. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 12 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2013.01.003	journal	May 2013
Organic matter properties and shale gas potential of Paleozoic shales in Sichuan Basin, China Tuo, Jincai; Wu, Chenjun; Zhang, Mingfeng Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 28 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2015.12.003	journal	January 2016
Pore structure characterization for organic-rich Lower Silurian shale in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China: A possible mechanism for pore development Chen, Lei; Jiang, Zhenxue; Liu, Keyu Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 46 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2017.07.009	journal	October 2017
Methane adsorption and pore characterization of Indian shale samples Rani, Sneha; Prusty, Basanta K.; Pal, Samir K. Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources, Vol. 11 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juogr.2015.03.003	journal	September 2015
Petroleum geology of the Puguang sour gas field in the Sichuan Basin, SW China Ma, Yongsheng; Zhang, Shuichang; Guo, Tonglou Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 25, Issue 4-5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.01.010	journal	April 2008
The importance of shale composition and pore structure upon gas storage potential of shale gas reservoirs Ross, Daniel J. K.; Marc Bustin, R. Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 26, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.06.004	journal	June 2009
Relationships between porosity, organic matter, and mineral matter in mature organic-rich marine mudstones of the Belle Fourche and Second White Specks formations in Alberta, Canada Furmann, Agnieszka; Mastalerz, Maria; Schimmelmann, Arndt Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 54 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.02.020	journal	June 2014
Pore characterization of organic-rich Lower Cambrian shales in Qiannan Depression of Guizhou Province, Southwestern China Tian, Hui; Pan, Lei; Zhang, Tongwei Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 62 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.01.004	journal	April 2015
Nano-scale pore structure and fractal dimension of organic-rich Wufeng-Longmaxi shale from Jiaoshiba area, Sichuan Basin: Investigations using FE-SEM, gas adsorption and helium pycnometry Yang, Rui; He, Sheng; Yi, Jizheng Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 70 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.11.019	journal	February 2016
Geochemical characteristics of marine and terrestrial shale gas in China Dai, Jinxing; Zou, Caineng; Dong, Dazhong Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 76 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.04.027	journal	September 2016
Pore structure characterization for the Longmaxi and Niutitang shales in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China: Evidence from focused ion beam–He ion microscopy, nano-computerized tomography and gas adsorption analysis Wang, Pengfei; Jiang, Zhenxue; Chen, Lei Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 77 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.09.001	journal	November 2016
Experimental investigations on the geometry and connectivity of pore space in organic-rich Wufeng and Longmaxi shales Yang, Rui; Hao, Fang; He, Sheng Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 84 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.03.033	journal	June 2017
Pore structure characteristics of tight sandstones in the northern Songliao Basin, China Zhang, Luchuan; Lu, Shuangfang; Xiao, Dianshi Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 88 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.08.005	journal	December 2017
Shale pore size classification: An NMR fluid typing method Liu, Yong; Yao, Yanbin; Liu, Dameng Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 96 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.05.014	journal	September 2018
An NMR study of porous rock and biochar containing organic material Webber, J. Beau W.; Corbett, Patrick; Semple, Kirk T. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Vol. 178 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.04.004	journal	September 2013
The closed pores of tectonically deformed coal studied by small-angle X-ray scattering and liquid nitrogen adsorption Pan, Jienan; Niu, Qinghe; Wang, Kai Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Vol. 224 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.11.057	journal	April 2016
Evolution of Barnett Shale organic carbon structure and nanostructure with increasing maturation Romero-Sarmiento, Maria-Fernanda; Rouzaud, Jean-Noël; Bernard, Sylvain Organic Geochemistry, Vol. 71 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.03.008	journal	June 2014
Pores in Marcellus Shale: A Neutron Scattering and FIB-SEM Study Gu, Xin; Cole, David R.; Rother, Gernot Energy & Fuels, Vol. 29, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b00033	journal	February 2015
Characterization of Nanoporous Systems in Gas Shales by Low Field NMR Cryoporometry Zhou, Bing; Han, Qian; Yang, Peiqiang Energy & Fuels, Vol. 30, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b01780	journal	October 2016
Evaluation of Nanoscale Accessible Pore Structures for Improved Prediction of Gas Production Potential in Chinese Marine Shales Wang, Yang; Qin, Yong; Zhang, Rui Energy & Fuels, Vol. 32, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03437	journal	November 2018
A USANS/SANS Study of the Accessibility of Pores in the Barnett Shale to Methane and Water Ruppert, Leslie F.; Sakurovs, Richard; Blach, Tomasz P. Energy & Fuels, Vol. 27, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1021/ef301859s	journal	February 2013
Characteristics of the Nanoscale Pore Structure in Northwestern Hunan Shale Gas Reservoirs Using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, High-Pressure Mercury Intrusion, and Gas Adsorption Wang, Yang; Zhu, Yanming; Chen, Shangbin Energy & Fuels, Vol. 28, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1021/ef402159e	journal	February 2014
Hierarchical Pore Morphology of Cretaceous Shale: A Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Ultrasmall-Angle Neutron Scattering Study Bahadur, J.; Melnichenko, Y. B.; Mastalerz, Maria Energy & Fuels, Vol. 28, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1021/ef501832k	journal	September 2014
Characteristics of three organic matter pore types in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale of the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China Nie, Haikuan; Jin, Zhijun; Zhang, Jinchuan Scientific Reports, Vol. 8, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25104-5	journal	May 2018
Note on a Method of Determining the Distribution of Pore Sizes in a Porous Material Washburn, E. W. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.7.4.115	journal	April 1921
Application of low-pressure gas adsorption to nanopore structure characterisation of organic-rich lower Cambrian shale in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China Chen, L.; Jiang, Z.; Liu, K. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol. 64, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2017.1334705	journal	June 2017
PRINSAS – a Windows-based computer program for the processing and interpretation of small-angle scattering data tailored to the analysis of sedimentary rocks Hinde, Alan L. Journal of Applied Crystallography, Vol. 37, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1107/S0021889804021260	journal	November 2004
Irena : tool suite for modeling and analysis of small-angle scattering Ilavsky, Jan; Jemian, Peter R. Journal of Applied Crystallography, Vol. 42, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1107/S0021889809002222	journal	February 2009
Specific surface area and pore-size distribution in clays and shales Kuila, Utpalendu; Prasad, Manika Geophysical Prospecting, Vol. 61, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.12028	journal	January 2013
Mesozoic sedimentary evolution of the northwest Sichuan basin: Implication for continued clockwise rotation of the South China block Meng, Qing-Ren; Wang, Erchie; Hu, Jian-Min Geological Society of America Bulletin, Vol. 117, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1130/B25407.1	journal	January 2005
Overpressure compartments in the central paleo-uplift, Sichuan Basin, southwest China Liu, Yifeng; Qiu, Nansheng; Xie, Zengye AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 100, Issue 05 https://doi.org/10.1306/02101614037	journal	May 2016
Porosity and pore size distribution in mudrocks from the Belle Fourche and Second White Specks Formations in Alberta, Canada Furmann, Agnieszka; Mastalerz, Maria; Bish, David AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 100, Issue 08 https://doi.org/10.1306/02191615118	journal	August 2016
Longmen Shan fold-thrust belt and its relation to the western Sichuan Basin in central China: New insights from hydrocarbon exploration Jia, Dong; Wei, Guoqi; Chen, Zhuxin AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 90, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1306/03230605076	journal	September 2006
Porosity of Devonian and Mississippian New Albany Shale across a maturation gradient: Insights from organic petrology, gas adsorption, and mercury intrusion Mastalerz, Maria; Schimmelmann, Arndt; Drobniak, Agnieszka AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 97, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1306/04011312194	journal	October 2013
Organic matter-hosted pore system, Marcellus Formation (Devonian), Pennsylvania Milliken, Kitty L.; Rudnicki, Mark; Awwiller, David N. AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 97, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1306/07231212048	journal	February 2013
Spectrum of pore types and networks in mudrocks and a descriptive classification for matrix-related mudrock pores Loucks, Robert G.; Reed, Robert M.; Ruppel, Stephen C. AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 96, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1306/08171111061	journal	June 2012
Characterization of gas shale pore systems by porosimetry, pycnometry, surface area, and field emission scanning electron microscopy/transmission electron microscopy image analyses: Examples from the Barnett, Woodford, Haynesville, Marcellus, and Doig units Chalmers, Gareth R.; Bustin, R. Marc; Power, Ian M. AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 96, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1306/10171111052	journal	June 2012
Unconventional shale-gas systems: The Mississippian Barnett Shale of north-central Texas as one model for thermogenic shale-gas assessment Jarvie, Daniel M.; Hill, Ronald J.; Ruble, Tim E. AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 91, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1306/12190606068	journal	April 2007
Reporting physisorption data for gas/solid systems with special reference to the determination of surface area and porosity (Recommendations 1984) Sing, K. S. W. Pure and Applied Chemistry, Vol. 57, Issue 4, p. 603-619 https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557040603	journal	January 1985
Fundamentals of the theory of adsorption in micropores of carbon adsorbents: characteristics of their adsorption properties and microporous structures Dubinin, M. M. Pure and Applied Chemistry, Vol. 61, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198961111841	journal	January 1989
Physisorption of gases, with special reference to the evaluation of surface area and pore size distribution (IUPAC Technical Report) Thommes, Matthias; Kaneko, Katsumi; Neimark, Alexander V. Pure and Applied Chemistry, Vol. 87, Issue 9-10 https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2014-1117	journal	October 2015
Modeling Production and Evaluating Fracture Performance in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs Cipolla, Craig L. Journal of Petroleum Technology, Vol. 61, Issue 09 https://doi.org/10.2118/118536-JPT	journal	September 2009
A Generalized Framework Model for the Simulation of Gas Production in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs Wu, Yu-Shu; Li, Jianfang; Ding, Didier SPE Journal, Vol. 19, Issue 05 https://doi.org/10.2118/163609-PA	journal	October 2014
Devonian Shale Gas Production: Mechanisms and Simple Models Carlson, Eric S.; Mercer, James C. Journal of Petroleum Technology, Vol. 43, Issue 04 https://doi.org/10.2118/19311-PA	journal	April 1991
Characterization and Analysis of Porosity and Pore Structures Anovitz, Lawrence M.; Cole, David R. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Vol. 80, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2015.80.04	journal	January 2015

Similar Records

Evaluation of Nanoscale Accessible Pore Structures for Improved Prediction of Gas Production Potential in Chinese Marine Shales

Journal Article · Tue Nov 27 23:00:00 EST 2018 · Energy and Fuels · OSTI ID:1560485

Porosity of coal and shale: Insights from gas adsorption and SANS/USANS techniques

Journal Article · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2011 · International Journal of Coal Geology · OSTI ID:1049091

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
Low-pressure N2 and CO2 adsorption
Mesopore connectivity
Nanopore structure
Organic-rich marine shale
Small-angle neutron scattering

SANS coupled with fluid invasion approaches for characterization of overall nanopore structure and mesopore connectivity of organic-rich marine shales in China

Citation Formats

References (75)

Similar Records

Related Subjects