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Shale is source or reservoir rock?

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Question added by علي احمد علي , Accountant , Accountant
Date Posted: 2013/10/03
Abdelrahman Ahmed Ali Abdelrahman
by Abdelrahman Ahmed Ali Abdelrahman , Mudlogger , PetroServices LLC.- Oman

soyrce rock

Abobaker Okasha Hmadn Alla Elbahari Hmadn Alla
by Abobaker Okasha Hmadn Alla Elbahari Hmadn Alla , Material Engineer , Fayez AlJifri for Consultant Engineering & Material Test Lab

Shale is source rock

Mahmoud Mohammed Salem Mahmoud
by Mahmoud Mohammed Salem Mahmoud , جيولوجي , هيئة المواد النووية المصرية

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Vanessa Da Silva-Rego
by Vanessa Da Silva-Rego , Geologist - Resources Excellence , Santos Ltd.

It can be both a source rock (as in the case of conventional petroleum systems) and a reservoir (as in the case of unconventional shale gas systems ). When hydrocarbons formed within the shale migrate to a more porous reservoir, shale serves as a source rock.  However, if the hydrocarbons do not migrate from the shale, due to very low poro-perm, the shale is then acting as a reservoir for shale gas and then enhanced recovery methods are required to extract it from the shale reservoir.

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