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Surface roughness of shales has a key inuence on the petroleum resources they are able to store and the fraction of them that can be recovered. The fractal dimension quanties the degree of roughness and is inuenced primarily by the pore surfaces within the shale that typically include micro-, meso-and macro-pores. Isotherms generated by gas adsorption experiments are the common data source used to derive estimates of fractal dimension. The Frenkel-Halsey-Hill fractal technique is the most widely applied fractal dimension estimation method. Other methods can derive fractal dimension from isotherm data but typically the values they generate are different from the Frenkel-Halsey-Hill derived fractal dimension values. Moreover, those differences can vary signicantly depending on the type of shales involved. Those shales displaying more complex pore-scale distributions including extensive micro-porosity components tend to be associated with the greatest discrepancies. A comparison of three fractal dimension calculation methods applied to shales reveals aspects of their calculation and interpretation methods that explain the differences in the fractal dimension values they generate. This study identies the uncertainties that should be taken into account when applying the methods and the appropriate curve tting optimization congurations that should be evaluated. Taking these factors into account leads to more realistic selections of appropriate fractal dimension values from gas adsorption isotherms of organic-rich shales. Cited as : Wood, D. A. Techniques used to calculate shale fractal dimensions involve uncertainties and imprecisions that require more careful consideration. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 2021, 5(2): 153-165, doi: 10.46690/ager.2021.02.05