Organic matter (OM)-hosted pores are important constituents of the pore system of black
shales and play a crucial role in determining their methane adsorption capacity and porosity …

This paper reviews the significance of solid bitumen with emphasis on source-rock
reservoirs. We discuss difficulties and discrepancies with terminology, especially those …

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

Although research attentions for CO 2 injection in gas-bearing reservoirs have been drawn
to CO 2 sequestration with enhanced gas recovery (CS-EGR), the microscopic competitive …

The adsorption behaviors of methane (CH 4), carbon dioxide (CO 2) and their mixtures are
vital to understand the process of CO 2 sequestration and shale gas exploitation. In this …

Pore-evolution models from immature organic-matter (OM)-rich Barnett (0.42% R o) and
Woodford (0.49% R o) mudstones were compared with models previously developed from …

An important if not predominant component of porosity in many gas shales has been
identified in organic matter. An organic network in shales has been described in the …

Recent studies have shown that the loss of primary pores and the development of secondary
pores in mudrocks are primarily controlled by burial diagenesis of the mineral matrix and …

The adsorption characteristics of shale under the reservoir conditions have significant effects
on the original gas in place and productivity. In this study, based on realistic kerogen …

The adsorption of carbon dioxide and methane binary mixture in shale kerogen nanopores
and the underlying mechanism significantly affect the supercritical carbon dioxide enhanced …