This review examines new techniques and applications of organic petrography in source-
rock reservoir petroleum systems that have occurred along with development of the global …

Organic petrography via incident light microscopy has broad application to shale petroleum
systems, including delineation of thermal maturity windows and determination of organo …

The term oil shale is a misnomer and little agreement nas oeen possible, in the past, as to a
definition of oil shale or the nature and origin of the organic matter. Many definitions of oil …

In this study, four New Albany Shale Devonian and Mississippian samples, with vitrinite
reflectance [Ro] values ranging from 0.55% to 1.41%, were analyzed by micro‐FTIR …

Organic-matter-hosted pores are an important aspect of pore systems in unconventional gas
shale reservoirs. Along with thermal maturity, organic maceral type critically controls the …

The organic nanopore network of shales is believed to be the location of hydrocarbon
trapping in source rocks. Better understanding of organic carbon structure and nanostructure …

Shale resource plays continue to be the most actively explored and developed hydrocarbon
plays in North America. However, despite the intense activity surrounding the shale plays …

Organic petrographic and organic geochemical studies have been conducted on 58
sediment samples of differing ages and depositional environments. In this study …

Solid organic matter (OM) plays an essential role in the generation, migration, storage, and
production of hydrocarbons from economically important shale rock formations. Electron …

Mineralogical and geochemical information on reservoir and source rocks is necessary to
assess and produce from petroleum systems. The standard methods in the petroleum …