Radio Frequency and Microwave Impact on Source Rock

When exposed to electromagnetic fields onto source rocks in a wide frequency range from 100 kHz to 2.4 GHz, including shale, containing kerogen, its heating is occurring. Heating of source rocks to temperatures within the range of 200-400 ° C (and keeping them at given temperatures for a certain period of time) leads to a pyrolysis process, during which low-viscosity oil, gas and steam are emitted from the rock.