Henry, D.G, Jarvis, I, Gillmore, G and Stephenson, M (2019) 'A rapid method for determining organic matter maturity using laser Raman spectroscopy : application to Carboniferous organic-rich mudstones and coals.' International Journal of Coal Geology, 203. pp. 87-98.
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Abstract
A simple and rapid automated Raman maturity method is calibrated using a suite of Carboniferous organic-rich mudstones and coals from the Inch of Ferryton-1 borehole in the Midland Valley of Scotland. Sediments in the borehole have been thermally matured by intrusion of a quartz dolerite sill, generating vitrinite reflectance (VR) values ranging from 0.5 to 6.0%VRo. Calibration curves are tested on eight other UK wells penetrating Carboniferous shales and coals in the Midland Valley and southern Pennine Basin. The G-band full-width at half-maximum (G-FWHM) is the best Raman parameter to estimate the thermal maturity of organic matter (OM) in the oil and gas window (0.5 to 3%VRo) and has a very strong correlation with VRo.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Raman spectroscopy, organic matter, maturity, kerogen, coals, organic-rich mudstone, shale gas, automated spectral analysis |
| Divisions: | School of Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 27 May 2021 19:04 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2021 09:56 |
| ISSN: | 0166-5162 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/14051 |
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