The Description of Shale Reservoir Pore Structure Based on Method of Moments Estimation

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 3; p. e0151631
• Main Authors: Li, Wenjie, Wang, Changcheng, Shi, Zejin, Wei, Yi, Zhou, Huailai, Deng, Kun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 18.03.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adsorption; Algorithms; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; China; Coefficient of variation; Data collection; Earth Sciences; Eigenvalues; Empirical analysis; Energy resources; Exploitation; Feasibility studies; Fractals; Geologic Sediments - classification; Geological Phenomena; Geology; Image analysis; Image processing; Laboratories; Mathematical analysis; Method of moments; Methods; Minerals; Natural Gas; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Oil and Gas Fields; Oil fields; Oil shale; Parameters; People and Places; Permeability; Physical Sciences; Pore size; Pore size distribution; Porosity; Radiation; Reservoirs; Sample preparation; Scanning electron microscopy; Shale; Shale gas; Shale oil; Shales; Size distribution; Skewness; Soil - chemistry; Structure; China; Sichuan Basin; Beijing China

Shale has been considered as good gas reservoir due to its abundant interior nanoscale pores. Thus, the study of the pore structure of shale is of great significance for the evaluation and development of shale oil and gas. To date, the most widely used approaches for studying the shale pore structur...