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Petrologic chemistry of a Devonian type II kerogen

Conference · · American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Preprints; (USA)
OSTI ID:5331089
Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian black shales occur as major stratigraphic units in the Illinois, Appalachian, Michigan and Warrior basins. Besides being sources of oil and gas, organic rich intervals have potential as oil shales. The stratigraphic interval of interest in this study is a high carbon zone approximately 30 feet in thickness in the Cleveland Member of the Ohio Shale of northeastern Kentucky. This unit is consistent stratigraphically and geochemically along strike from the Ohio River to the Irvine-Paint Creek fault zone in Estill Count, Kentucky. The objectives of this study were to determine the maceral composition of the kerogen, separate it from the rock in a relatively unaltered state, concentrate the maceral components and characterize them chemically.
OSTI ID:
5331089
Report Number(s):
CONF-8704343--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Preprints; (USA) Journal Volume: 32:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English