Abstract
High-pressure methane sorption isotherms were collected on selected Paleozoic shales from the Sichuan Basin. Excess sorption measurements were performed on shales with varied water content (dry, moisture equilibrated at 33%, 53%, 75%, and 97% relative humidities) at 39 °C and up to 25 MPa. Water uptake isotherms were collected at 24 °C and parametrized by the Guggenheim–Anderson–de Boer (GAB) model. The effect of organic richness, mineral compositions, and pore structure characteristics on water uptake and methane sorption behavior has been investigated. The mechanism responsible for the decrease in methane sorption capacity of moisture-equilibrated shales is discussed. Water uptake of shales is primarily controlled by clay minerals, and shows a positive correlation with clay mineral content. Water sorption isotherms of shales can be approximately expressed as the sum of the isotherms of individual clay minerals on a mass-fraction base. Methane sorption capacity of these shales is controlled by TOC conten...
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