What is RTAPK? A New Standard in Core Analysis With CoreSpec
When it comes to understanding the reservoir, accurate measurements of porosity and permeability are critical. Tradition...
15 August, 2025 No commentWhen it comes to understanding the reservoir, accurate measurements of porosity and permeability are critical. Tradition...
15 August, 2025 No commentOver the past decade interest in shale properties has increased due to the commercial success of gas shale plays. Despit...
01 October, 2024 No commentFor decades, core analysis has been a critical tool for understanding reservoir properties. But when it comes to unconve...
25 August, 2025 No commentThe nature of component layers of mixed-layer illite-smectite and their possible evolution in the course of illitization...
10 September, 2024 No commentAn internal standard X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis technique permits reproducible and accurate calculation of the mineral contents of rocks, including the major clay mineral families: Fe-rich chlorites 1 berthierine, Mg-rich chlorites, Fe-rich dioctahedral ...
07 July, 2024 3 CommentsThe total specific surface area (TSSA) and smectitic layer charge (Qs) calculated from the structural formulae and unit-cell dimensions of 12 pure smectite samples were used as a reference in the design and evaluation of TSSA and Qs measurement techniques base...
23 July, 2024 No commentSamples from different depths in the Oligocene Frio formation (offshore Gulf of Mexico) were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal analyses, and scanning electron microscopy. The experimental XRD patterns recorded from oriented and ethylene glycol (EG) s...
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