TY - GEN
T1 - Understanding true unconventional reservoir properties using nanoscale technology
AU - Hu, Dandan
AU - Yang, Vincent
AU - Li, Gang
AU - Chen, Cheng
AU - Matzar, Luis
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Research on shale using focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM) technology has become commercially important. However, the traditional method used in the industry tends to misinterpret reservoir properties. With the improved method discussed in this paper, results are free of perspective distortion and shading effects, and it is possible to preserve the true pore throat shape and three-dimensional (3D) volume information. Accurate pore throat information assures the most reliable calculation of porosity and permeability and benefits the prediction of shale gas/oil recovery. Furthermore, this work is not limited to shale gas/oil studies - other tight gas systems can also be investigated using this method. The same technology can also be applied to coal beds to study cleats' patterns and impurities (clays and sulfides) in coal samples.
AB - Research on shale using focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM) technology has become commercially important. However, the traditional method used in the industry tends to misinterpret reservoir properties. With the improved method discussed in this paper, results are free of perspective distortion and shading effects, and it is possible to preserve the true pore throat shape and three-dimensional (3D) volume information. Accurate pore throat information assures the most reliable calculation of porosity and permeability and benefits the prediction of shale gas/oil recovery. Furthermore, this work is not limited to shale gas/oil studies - other tight gas systems can also be investigated using this method. The same technology can also be applied to coal beds to study cleats' patterns and impurities (clays and sulfides) in coal samples.
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U2 - 10.2118/167326-ms
DO - 10.2118/167326-ms
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84894180473
SN - 9781629932149
T3 - Society of Petroleum Engineers - Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference, KOGS 2013
SP - 468
EP - 477
BT - Society of Petroleum Engineers - Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference, KOGS 2013
T2 - Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference, KOGS 2013
Y2 - 7 October 2013 through 10 October 2013
ER -