Variations in Shale Pore Types and Networks

Roger Slatt
University of Oklahoma

This presentation will demonstrate the variety of pore types and networks in unconventional resource shales. These pore types may vary with shale lithology. A technique for estimating porosity and pore shapes by SEM Is presented, along with results of such measurements on a number of shales.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90185 © AAPG Geoscience Technology Workshop, Revisiting Reservoir Quality Issues in Unconventional and Conventional Resources, Austin, Texas, November 12-13, 2013