Table 1 Parameters used in the analysis of the studied samples.

From: Integrating SANS and fluid-invasion methods to characterize pore structure of typical American shale oil reservoirs

Sample ID

Age

Depth (m)

TOC (%)

Tmax

Calculated Ro (%)*

MICP

SANS

(°C)

bulk density (g/cm3)

grain density (g/cm3)

SLD ( × 10−10 cm−2)

Background (cm−1)

Slope

Fractal dimension

Niobrara

Cretaceous

939.0

2.88

442

0.79

2.45

2.56

4.21

0.43

3.5

2.5

Wolfcamp

Permain

/

3.40

450

0.94

2.56

2.57

3.71

0.09

3.2

2.8

Bakken

Devonian to Mississippian.

3238.8

9.79

435

0.67

2.44

2.48

2.66

0.18

3.1

2.9

Utica

Ordovician

1719.7

3.60

456

1.05

2.58

2.60

3.92

0.20

3.1

2.9

  1. *Calculated Ro is obtained from pyrolysis-derived Tmax values using the equation (Tmax = (%Ro + 7.16)/0.0180) reported by Jarvie et al. (2001)98.
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