Physical and chemical characterization of Devonian gas shale. Quarterly status report, July 1-September 30, 1978

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5569757

Zielinski, R E; Nance, S W

Shale samples from the WV-6 well (Monongalia County, West Virginia) were the primary source of the geochemical results reviewed in this report. Shale cuttings were obtained from approx. 2000 to 7200 ft; shale core, 7200 to 7600 ft. The sampling interval was every 10 ft from the cored section. These shales were Upper Devonian and Early Mississippian in age. They were primarily deposited within a non-marine environment. The mean organic carbon content was 1.85 wt %. This value is within the range of mean values of 1% to 2% for other Appalachian Basin shales previously reported in the Mound Facility EGSP studies. Within the cored interval, the shales were generally slightly silty, slightly calcareous to non-calcareous, blocky, fissile, and hard. Both the vitrinite reflectance and kerogen coloration results indicate WV-6 shales are very thermally mature. The following data are presented: organic carbon content; lithology; thermal maturation results; elemental kerogen analysis; kerogen analysis; bitumen analysis; saturate hydrocarbon analysis; material balance assay; pyrolysis-GC analysis; sedimentation analysis; scanning electron microscopy studies; laser pyrolysis;shale permeation studies;offgassing studies; shale physical properties studies; and geophycial studies.

• Research Organization: Mound Facility, Miamisburg, OH (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0053
• OSTI ID: 5569757
• Report Number(s): MLM-MU-78-70-0003; MLM-EGSP-TPR-Q-007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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