Shale Gas Assessment Of The Silurian Formations Of Turkey

Shale gas studies in US, Canada and Europe have grown in recent years. Organic matter content (TOC > 1%), maturity (Ro > 1% or Tmax > 450 °C) and mineralogy (high percentages of quartz and low percentages of clay) are essential for shale gas assessment (Ross and Bustin, 2008; Jarvie et al., 1997). The Western Pontide, Eastern Tauride and SE Anatolia of Turkey contain the Silurian hot shales (Fig 1). Organic matter content and maturity trends of the Silurian shales of Turkey have been studied in the Western Pontide by Harput et al. (1999), in the Eastern Tauride by İlleez et al. (1994), Demirel and Kozlu (1997), Korkmaz et al. (2008) and in the SE Anatolian by Aydemir (2011). Mineral content of the Silurian shales in the Pontide have been studied by Bozkaya et al (2011). Aim of this study is to interpret the Silurian shale gas potential of Turkey in the light of the published data and investigation of this study.