Lacustrine Shale Chemofacies

Shale Oil Sweet Spots

Nine chemofacies are identified in lacustrine shale of the Dongying Depression, with calcite-vein laminated and feldspar-quartz laminated facies characterized by high TOC, porosity, permeability, and brittleness, making them ideal sweet spots for shale oil exploration.

Li, Guiang · Lin, Chengyan · Ma, Pengjie · Dong, Chunmei · Wu, Yuqi · Qianqian, Guan · Liu, Weibin · Du, Xinyu · Zhao, Ziru · Yang, Yiming

Geoenergy Science and Engineering 2024

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Identified 9 chemofacies

Chemofacies 5 characterized by calcite vein laminations

Chemofacies 6 enriched with feldspar-quartz mineral laminations

Chemofacies 5 and 6 exhibit elevated TOC, enhanced porosity and permeability, and favorable brittleness