Characteristics of Organic Macerals and Their Influence on Hydrocarbon Generation and Storage: A Case Study of Continental Shale of the Yanchang Formation from the Ordos Basin, China

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Organic maceral</td><td class="align_center">Weight percentage (%)</td><td class="align_center">Average Phi (%)</td><td class="align_center">Contribution</td><td class="align_center">Percentage contribution (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sapropelite</td><td class="align_center">77.94</td><td class="align_center">25.8</td><td class="align_center">0.20109</td><td class="align_center">94.96</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Exinite</td><td class="align_center">7.23</td><td class="align_center">6.2</td><td class="align_center">0.00448</td><td class="align_center">2.12</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Vitrinite</td><td class="align_center">13.77</td><td class="align_center">4.4</td><td class="align_center">0.00606</td><td class="align_center">2.86</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Inertinite</td><td class="align_center">1.06</td><td class="align_center">1.1</td><td class="align_center">0.00012</td><td class="align_center">0.06</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The contribution of each maceral to the organic matter pores of the Chang 7 member.</div>

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Table 2: Characteristics of Organic Macerals and Their Influence on Hydrocarbon Generation and Storage: A Case Study of Continental Shale of the Yanchang Formation from the Ordos Basin, China 

Table 2 | Characteristics of Organic Macerals and Their Influence on Hydrocarbon Generation and Storage: A Case Study of Continental Shale of the Yanchang Formation from the Ordos Basin, China 