Dry Density

(a) Volume of rock samples

(Volume of samples from Setap Shale Formation were tested with Archimedes method.)

Crocker

Belait

Temburong

Setap Shale

Length

Sample

Formation

Width (cm)

Height

(cm)

Volume (cm3)

(cm)

2.700

2.988

2.708

21.847

3.072

3.026

2.894

26.902

2.928

2.830

3.022

25.041

2.880

2.722

2.770

21.715

2.900

3.170

2.968

27.285

2.890

3.062

3.000

26.548

2.820

2.800

2.850

22.504

2.900

2.830

2.860

23.472

2.786

3.208

3.050

27.259

119.40

157.55

151.85

(b) Mass and dry density of rock samples

Crocker

Mass of sample +

Mass of beaker,

Dry density, Pd

beaker ,C (g)

A (g)

(g/cm3)

103.99

53.12

2.328

119.23

59.17

2.233

108.10

50.99

2.281

Sample

Formation

Average
Belait

100.87

48.31

2.420

120.09

55.17

2.380

118.44

55.58

2.368

Average
Temburong

2.281

2.389

109.57

48.97

2.693

118.74

54.97

2.717

126.31

56.37

2.566

Average
Setap Shale

2.659

571.01

300.20

2.268

645.02

303.12

2.170

621.87

302.87

2.101

Average

2.180

Formation

Sample

Moisture Content, w
Mass of

Mass of

Mass of

Moisture

beaker , M1

beaker+

beaker+oven

content,

(g)

sample, M2 (g)

dried sample,

w (%)

M3 (g)
Crocker

86.34

524.46

522.84

0.371

90.33

446.44

444.90

0.434

90.07

429.93

428.64

0.381

Average
Belait

89.54

282.70

282.09

0.317

85.21

317.44

316.76

0.294

87.75

289.52

288.89

0.313

Average
Temburong

0.308

98.10

383.74

381.46

0.805

90.41

218.13

217.32

0.638

87.32

491.84

489.00

0.707

Average
Setap Shale

0.395

0.717

300.20

580.21

571.01

3.397

303.12

656.23

645.02

3.279

302.87

632.08

621.87

3.201

Average

3.292

Setap Shale

Temburong

Belait

Mass of

Mass of

Pore

Bulk

Porosity,n

Sample

Crocker

Formation

Porosity

saturated-

oven dried

volume,

Volume, V

(%)

surface-dry

sample, M2

Vp (cm3)

(cm3)

sample, M1 (g)

(g)

54.96

50.87

4.09

21.847

18.721

64.97

60.06

4.91

26.902

18.251

61.93

57.11

4.82

25.041

19.248

Average

18.740

56.24

52.56

3.68

21.715

16.947

69.35

64.92

4.43

27.285

16.236

67.11

62.86

4.25

26.548

16.009

Average

16.397

62.98

60.60

2.38

22.504

10.576

66.31

63.77

2.54

23.472

10.821

72.89

69.94

2.65

27.259

10.822

Average

10.740

283.19

269.37

13.82

119.40

11.575

359.55

341.24

18.31

157.55

11.622

337.28

320.48

16.8

151.85

11.064

Average

11.420

Slake Durability Test (Setap Shale Formation)

Mass of

Mass of

Mass of

beaker, M1

beaker + fresh

beaker +

(g)

sample, M2 (g)

oven-dried

Sample

Sample

(a) Moisture Content of Shale

o =

sample, M3 (g)

Avg
(%)

302.59

1018.6

901.2

19.612

307.60

1016.3

903.7

18.889

19.25

(b) Slake Durability of samples

Sample

Right (A)
Left (B)

Mass of
drum +
oven-dried
retained
sample after
cycle-2, Wf
(g)
1961.56
1967.89

Mass of
drum +
sample
before
cycle-1, B
(g)

Mass of
drum, C (g)

2418.61
2326.10

1720.00
1730.00

Average
(%)
Id2=

34.58
39.91

37.24