For more than forty years, the Rock-Eval pyrolysis technique has been widely used to rapidly
assess the petroleum generating characteristics of organic matter in petroleum source rocks …

This review examines new techniques and applications of organic petrography in source-
rock reservoir petroleum systems that have occurred along with development of the global …

Free hydrogen detected in the Songke-2 well (Songliao Basin, China) has a strong crustal
contribution. Here we evaluate whether the source could be the organic matter in Lower …

Abstract The overmature Precambrian to Lower Paleozoic marine shales from China contain
relatively simple organic matter (OM) composition, which is dominated by in-source solid …

Organic porosity is an important component of the pore system in many shale hydrocarbon
reservoirs. While much research has been directed towards understanding the development …

The pre-Devonian shales are important natural archives, preserving extensive information
on paleobiology, paleoenvironment, and paleoecology, and also acting as important …

We have recently shown that molecular hydrogen generation from organic matter occurs at
high maturity levels (vitrinite reflectance 3–5%) in Lower Cretaceous shales of the Songliao …

Organic petrology developed from coal petrology, and, in the 1960s, it began to be applied
to the study of dispersed organic matter (DOM) in sedimentary rocks other than coal. Over …

Abstract Vitrinite reflectance (VR o;%) generally is considered the most reliable technique to
determine the thermal maturity of sedimentary rocks. However, it is a time-consuming …

To better understand evolution of oil-prone sedimentary organic matter to petroleum and
expulsion from source rock, we evaluated organic petrographic features of Leonardian …