Development potential and technical strategy of continental shale oil in China

HU Suyun,ZHAO Wenzhi,HOU Lianhua,YANG Zhi,ZHU Rukai,WU Songtao,BAI Bin,JIN Xu

Fig. 3. Micrographs of beddings with different organic matter abundances of shale samples from Triassic Yanchang Formation in Ordos Basin[15]. (a) Well Bai 32, 2455.5 m, black shale, polarizaton microscope, TOC=0.75%, S1=0.96 mg/g; (b) Well Li 147, 2424.0 m, black shale, polarizaton microscope, TOC=1.42%, S1=0.81 mg/g; (c) Well Ban 8, 1780.4 m, black shale, polarizaton microscope, TOC=2.23%, S1=0.66 mg/g; (d) Well Xi 233, 1952.5 m, black shale, polarizaton microscope, TOC=3.38%, S1=1.03 mg/g; (e) Well Bai 32, 2458.8 m, black shale, polarizaton microscope, TOC=4.96%, S1=2.69 mg/g; (f) Well Li 147, 2422.0 m, black shale, polarizaton microscope, TOC=5.54%, S1=2.81 mg/g; (g) Well Zhuang 62, 1910.8 m, black shale, polarizaton microscope, TOC= 10.17%, S1=4.72 mg/g; (h) Well Li 147, 2448.8 m, black shale, polarizaton microscope, TOC=25.27%, S1=3.23 mg/g.