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Laboratory Characterization of Shale

Measurement and Simulation

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Authors:
  1. Piyush Sarkar

    1. Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi, India

  2. Kumar Hemant Singh

    1. Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

  3. Trilok Nath Singh

    1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, India

  4. Ranjana Ghosh

    1. Department of Gas Hydrate, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India

  • Presents characterization of Indian Gondwana shale at laboratory scale for evaluation of its potential for shale gas
  • Provides a novel micro-level application of image processing to understand the topological and petrophysical properties
  • Shows elastic Anisotropy pattern in Organic-Rich Lower Gondwana Shale

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This book introduces to the reader an analytical procedure to characterize the organic-rich Indian Gondwana shale in terms of its elastic, petrophysical, geochemical, and microstructural properties using state-of-the-art laboratory measurements and accounting for the elastic anisotropy, pore microstructure along with rock physics models, image segmentation techniques, and pore network models. As compared to sandstone, shale possesses a more complex origin, strong heterogeneity, and is anisotropic in nature. This makes the characterization of shale rock and the assessment of the potential of the reservoir extremely challenging. The laboratory-measured properties of the reservoir rock are important for the evaluation of the potential of the reservoir rock. These input parameters are utilized to predict variables, build a petrophysical model, and set up strategies in several domains of petroleum engineering and petrophysics. The authors presented the case studies for the identification of prospective shale formation zones in the Indian Gondwana basin that might be used for commercial gas and/or oil production. The scope of this book covers the interest of all researchers and academicians involved in source-rock characterization at the laboratory scale. Furthermore, the source-rock evaluation methods and their many nuances covered here provide excellent reading for geoscience graduates.

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Geology

    • Piyush Sarkar, Kumar Hemant Singh, Trilok Nath Singh, Ranjana Ghosh
    Pages 1-14

  3. Laboratory Characterization

    • Piyush Sarkar, Kumar Hemant Singh, Trilok Nath Singh, Ranjana Ghosh
    Pages 15-53

  4. Pore Topology

    • Piyush Sarkar, Kumar Hemant Singh, Trilok Nath Singh, Ranjana Ghosh
    Pages 55-82

  5. Elastic Anisotropy

    • Piyush Sarkar, Kumar Hemant Singh, Trilok Nath Singh, Ranjana Ghosh
    Pages 83-97

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 99-101
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi, India

    Piyush Sarkar

  • Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

    Kumar Hemant Singh

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, India

    Trilok Nath Singh

  • Department of Gas Hydrate, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India

    Ranjana Ghosh

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Laboratory Characterization of Shale

  • Book Subtitle: Measurement and Simulation

  • Authors: Piyush Sarkar, Kumar Hemant Singh, Trilok Nath Singh, Ranjana Ghosh

  • Series Title: Springer Geophysics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82877-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-82876-8Published: 19 February 2025

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-82879-9Due: 05 March 2026

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-82877-5Published: 18 February 2025

  • Series ISSN: 2364-9119

  • Series E-ISSN: 2364-9127

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 101

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 56 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Earth Sciences, general, Geophysics/Geodesy, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences

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