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High-Pressure Methane Sorption Isotherms of Black Shales from The Netherlands M. Gasparik,*,† A. Ghanizadeh,† P. Bertier,‡ Y. Gensterblum,† S. Bouw,§ and Bernhard M. Krooss† †
Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, RWTH Aachen University, Lochnerstrasse 4-20, D-52056 Aachen, Germany ‡ Clay and Interface Mineralogy, RWTH Aachen University, Bunsenstrasse 8, D-52072 Aachen, Germany § OMV Exploration and Production GmbH, Trabrennstrasse 6-8, 1210 Vienna, Austria S Supporting Information *
ABSTRACT: High-pressure methane sorption isotherms were measured on one Paleozoic and five Mesozoic shales, considered as targets for shale gas exploration in The Netherlands. The samples varied in mineralogy, organic richness, and thermal maturity. Four of the samples were clay-rich (total clay content 60−71 wt %), one contained equal amounts of clays and quartz (36 wt % and 33 wt %, respectively) and one was a marl sample (clays 34 wt %, carbonates 49 wt %). The total organic carbon contents (TOC) ranged from
