Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1752980 | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2015 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The results suggest that matrix bitumen formed during migration and dissemination of hydrocarbon into the clay fraction of the rock. This is associated with significant bacterial sulfate reduction possibly in the early stages of generation and migration of oil. It appears that the porous siltstone facies in the deeply buried section of the Utica Shale acts as a reservoir for the migrated bitumen from organic-rich strata within the section and/or possibly overlying source rock.
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Authors
Omid Haeri-Ardakani, Hamed Sanei, Denis Lavoie, Zhuoheng Chen, Chunqing Jiang,