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. 2021 Nov 10;6(46):30889–30900. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02539

Table 1. Depth, TOC, Relative Mineral Composition, Specific Surface Area, Specific Pore Volume, and Fractal Dimensions of Shale Samples.

                    fractal dimension
well depth (m) strata sample ID TOC (%) siliceous minerala (%) calcareous mineralb (%) total clayc (%) specific surface area (m2/g) specific pore volume (cm3/g) D1 D2
N1 2480.50 S1l 1 0.97 49.46 11.10 39.45 9.97 0.0087 2.52 2.86
N1 2481.70 S1l 2 1.39 66.60 23.07 10.33 10.02 0.0100 2.43 2.85
N1 2487.16 S1l 3 1.11 54.61 13.19 32.21 10.34 0.0103 2.59 2.85
N1 2491.92 S1l 4 1.15 37.70 19.64 42.66 14.10 0.0133 2.61 2.87
N1 2495.90 S1l 5 2.01 45.57 8.65 45.77 19.23 0.0168 2.61 2.86
N1 2508.90 S1l 6 4.17 49.76 19.61 30.63 24.76 0.0219 2.66 2.86
N1 2512.20 S1l 7 2.69 55.08 24.43 20.49 13.78 0.0124 2.57 2.84
N1 2523.35 O3w 8 6.03 27.80 37.62 34.59 21.93 0.0219 2.63 2.83
N3 2367.90 S1l 9 2.25 43.44 4.94 51.61 24.28 0.0180 2.39 2.87
N3 2379.50 S1l 10 4.77 52.68 29.48 17.83 27.96 0.0220 2.56 2.86
N3 2386.76 S1l 11 3.73 63.16 22.55 14.3 36.71 0.0370 2.53 2.85
N10 2161.90 S1l 12 1.19 44.08 13.68 42.22 12.75 0.0117 2.34 2.85
N10 2176.26 S1l 13 1.29 43.26 14.81 41.93 13.35 0.0127 2.32 2.86
N10 2189.85 S1l 14 1.59 45.13 12.18 42.7 12.65 0.0107 2.42 2.87
N10 2194.66 S1l 15 2.41 42.39 7.15 50.46 17.64 0.0150 2.50 2.86
N10 2211.06 S1l 16 2.30 43.33 7.33 49.34 16.50 0.0136 2.48 2.88
N10 2214.63 S1l 17 2.14 29.74 21.15 49.11 15.47 0.0125 2.52 2.85
N10 2218.94 S1l 18 3.41 49.13 16.72 34.15 24.56 0.0205 2.57 2.87
N10 2220.26 S1l 19 4.59 58.53 16.18 25.29 25.08 0.0209 2.57 2.86
N10 2222.26 S1l 20 4.13 56.98 18.76 24.25 24.01 0.0193 2.53 2.87
N10 2223.84 S1l 21 4.04 57.78 26.06 16.16 18.61 0.0152 2.58 2.85
N10 2224.61 S1l 22 3.80 54.55 27.22 18.23 23.61 0.0195 2.57 2.87
N10 2226.26 S1l 23 3.81 63.70 17.30 19.01 19.53 0.0179 2.50 2.84
N10 2233.86 S1l 24 4.30 72.71 18.44 8.85 23.13 0.0204 2.56 2.83
N10 2238.16 O3w 25 4.08 57.44 31.00 11.56 16.88 0.0152 2.52 2.82
average 2.85 50.58 18.49 5.94 19.07 0.0167 2.52 2.86
a

Siliceous mineral includes quartz and feldspar.

b

Calcareous mineral includes dolomite and calcite.

c

Total clay includes all types of clay minerals, such as illite and chlorite.