Gas Shale Profiling

Organics: Gas-in-place determined using Rock-Eval and advanced pyrolysis methods; mass balance (reverse modelling) and kinetics (forward modelling) provide yields; secondary gas kinetics and PhaseKinetics give GOR and phase behaviour; organic petrology/VR/CAI and gas isotope diagnostics.

Rock properties: Bulk mineralogy; pore size distribution by mercury injection; gas permeability, adsorption isotherms.

Rock mechanics: Uniaxial-, triaxial-compression, brazilian disc, accoustic emission, ultrasonic transmission tests

Fluid inclusions on veins: Petrology, microthermometry, raman spectroscopy, stable isotopes of gases.

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