Research Article

Microscopic Pore Structures and Their Controlling Factors of the Lower Carboniferous Luzhai Shale in Guizhong Depression, China

Table 2

Parameters of shale pore structure obtained by high-pressure mercury intrusion, nitrogen adsorption, and small-angle scattering.

Sample IDMIPLTNASAXS
Pore volume (10-3 cm3/g)SSA (m2/g)Average pore diameter (nm)Efficiency of mercury withdrawal (%)BJH pore volume (10-3 cm3/g)BET SSA (m2/g)Average pore diameter (nm)Pore volume (10-3 cm3/cm3)SSA (m2/g)Average pore diameter (nm)

GRY-14.181.5910.515720.668.6411.6313.739.2817.73
GRY-25.052.0110.045814.307.4810.1113.328.5518.48
GRY-37.171.7616.273723.0212.868.9620.5013.4118.84
GRY-44.601.3513.603316.615.3614.6710.597.2617.07
GRY-57.773.179.825329.7416.479.2813.109.8616.13
GRY-67.682.5112.234423.0517.246.9420.8714.8918.09
GRY-79.603.2311.915422.3911.3812.6318.2212.7517.99
GLD-16.54/29.70287.94.0812.10///
GLD-27.16/32.00298.26.019.87///
GLD-36.14/42.90205.24.869.30///
PM-C137.7515.00/2647.0922.658.32///
PM-C230.3514.36/1729.3720.665.69///
PM-C359.508.49/1242.5115.9710.65///
PM-C429.505.25/1522.999.419.77///
PM-C530.857.33/922.7314.726.18///
PM-B127.2510.40/1923.3821.864.28///
PM-B234.758.67/522.5914.806.10///
PM-B331.409.78/620.5616.714.92///
PM-B459.7511.08/1036.5716.598.82///