Studying the Structure of Pores in a Shale Reservoir
At odds with traditional energy resources, experimental energy resources such as Shale Oil, Shale Gas, Tight Oil, Tight Gas, and Methane Gas in a coal bed are distributed extensively in the tiny cracks and fissures of a shale reservoir, known as grikes.
In preparation for increasing the recovery rate of atypical energy resources, it is crucial to carefully examine the structure of the fine pores in the shale reservoir.
Using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), mineral distribution and pore structure can be observed in the mechanically polished slice of a specimen from a traditional reservoir.