Characteristics of three organic matter pore types in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale of the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China

Abstract A consensus has been reached through previous studies that organic matter (OM) pores are crucial to porosity in many shale gas reservoirs; however, their origins and types remain controversial. Here, we report the OM pore types hosted in algae, bitumen, graptolite and other fossil fragments...

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Main Authors: Haikuan Nie, Zhijun Jin, Jinchuan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25104-5