Pore-scale analyses of heterogeneity and representative elementary volume for unconventional shale rocks using statistical tools

Abstract A statistical technique for the pore-scale analyses of heterogeneity and representative elemental volume (REV) in unconventional shale rocks is hereby presented. First, core samples were obtained from shale formations. The images were scanned using microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) machin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James O. Adeleye, Lateef T. Akanji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
Subjects:
REV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13202-017-0377-4