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Shale Gas
Hans-Martin Schulz
TheKeyFactorforProduction:Mineralogy
bestBarnettShaleproductioncomesfrom
zoneswith45%quartzandonly27%clay
brittlenesscontrolsfrac stimulation
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12
16
20
Mesozoic black shale:
different colours
Indicate different wells
TOC (%)
compare,
Barnett Shale
150
100
40
Depth (m)
50
0
0
10
12
TOC (Wt%)
60
80
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on the surface of
the organic fraction
on the surface of
clay minerals
in
sorbed
state
+
dissolved methane
matrix porosity
(blue)
Fracture
porosity
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Jarvie et al. (2007): Unconventional shale-gas systems: The Mississippian Barnett Shale of north-central Texas
as one model for thermogenic shale-gas assessment AAPG Bulletin, v. 91, no. 4 (April 2007), pp. 475499
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Increasing TOC
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Loucks et al. (2011): Origin and Classification of Pores in Mudstones from Shale-Gas Systems. Search and Discovery Article #40855
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Loucks et al. (2011): Origin and Classification of Pores in Mudstones from Shale-Gas Systems. Search and Discovery Article #40855
Dark grey:
organic matter