Abstract:The Lower Silurian marine shale is widely distributed in Northwestern Hunan and features in a large thickness of dark shale showed at outcrops. However, the accumulation conditions and gas content is unknown. The sedimentary facies, thickness and distribution, organic matter types and content, maturity, reservoir properties and gas content of the Lower Silurian black shale in Northwestern Hunan were investigated by field observation, sampling and experimental analysis. The results show that the black shales se… Show more
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