The importance of shale composition and pore structure upon gas storage potential of shale gas reservoirs |
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| Authors: | Daniel JK Ross R Marc Bustin |
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| Institution: | Department of Geological Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The effect of shale composition and fabric upon pore structure and CH4 sorption is investigated for potential shale gas reservoirs in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). Devonian–Mississippian (D–M) and Jurassic shales have complex, heterogeneous pore volume distributions as identified by low pressure CO2 and N2 sorption, and high pressure Hg porosimetry. Thermally mature D–M shales (1.6–2.5% VRo) have Dubinin–Radushkevich (D–R) CO2 micropore volumes ranging between 0.3 and 1.2 cc/100 g and N2 BET surface areas of 5–31 m2/g. Jurassic shales, which are invariably of lower thermal maturity ranging from 0.9 to 1.3% VRo, than D–M shales have smaller D–R CO2 micropore volumes and N2 BET surface areas, typically in the range of 0.23–0.63 cc/100 g (CO2) and 1–9 m2/g (N2). |
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| Keywords: | Pore structure Microporosity Sorption Shale gas reservoirs |
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