Aguilera, RobertoPiedrahita Rodriguez, Jaime Alberto2016-12-202016-12-2020162016Piedrahita Rodriguez, J. A. (2016). Coupling Geochemical, Geomechanical and Petrophysical Data for Identifying Potential Moveable Hydrocarbon Zones in Shale Oil Reservoirs (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25477http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3501This research aims at integrating geochemical, petrophysical and geomechanical models of shale oil reservoirs built with data gathered from laboratory tests and well logs. The main objective is to identify intervals that contain free oil. The objective is achieved by developing new analytical models that permit interpreting the internal anatomy of the rock including its composition. The main challenge is that shale oil reservoirs are multi-porosity systems composed by natural fractures, inorganic matter and organic matter where the latter develops its own porosity. Results show a good agreement between free oil detected with the geochemical model and those zones with high total porosity and/or high natural fracture intensity. Although total organic carbon content in shale oil reservoirs is important, it is more meaningful to determine the volumes of free oil and how it is distributed in the shale pore space.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.GeochemistryGeologyEngineering--Petroleumshale oil reservoirpetrophysicsgeochemestrygeomechanicwell logsmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/25477