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oa Shale Oil Exploration Potential in Abu Dhabi
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, GEO 2012, Mar 2012, cp-287-00252
Abstract
Shale oil potential is a consequence of the conversion of solid kerogen particles into liquid or gaseous compounds inside the source rock horizon. This transfer, which is a maturity-related process, will fill the early mature kitchen pore spaces with newly generated oil.