Multi-scale multi-dimensional characterization of clay-hosted pore networks of shale using FIBSEM, TEM, and X-ray micro-tomography: Implications for methane storage and migration

• Published in: Applied clay science Vol. 213; p. 106239
• Main Authors: Zhu, Hongjian, Huang, Cheng, Ju, Yiwen, Bu, Hongling, Li, Xiaoshi, Yang, Manping, Chu, Qingzhong, Feng, Hongye, Qiao, Peng, Qi, Yu, Ma, Pinghua, Zheng, Liming, Lu, Yanjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Clay-hosted pore; Gas storage and migration; Multi-scale imaging; Shale gas reservoirs; Multi-scale imaging; Clay-hosted pore; Gas storage and migration; Shale gas reservoirs

Gas shales contain a variety of clay-rich materials with multifarious pore networks. Clay-hosted porosity is an essential component and considered to play a crucial role in establishing the original hydrocarbon molecules in place and transport characteristics of the shale gas reservoir. To better un...