Application of nanoindentation technique in mechanical characterization of organic matter in shale: Attentive issues, test protocol, and technological prospect

C Yang, Y Liu, J Wang, D Wu, L Liu, Z Su… - Gas Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise of global shale oil and gas exploration has prompted scholars to pay attention to the
mechanics of organic matter (OM) in shale reservoirs. The depth-sensing nanoindentation, a …

Investigation of Shale Mesoscale Mechanical Properties Based on a Coupled Statistical-Clustering Analysis Method

L Yang, Z Liu, M Zhang, Y Li, Z Han, Z Yu - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
The mechanical behavior at the microscale of shale is crucial for determining the
macroscopic deformation and failure characteristics. In this study, we proposed a method for …

Mechanical characterization of shale minerals based on nanoindentation technology

L Li, Z Liu, W Yu, Z Lv, Z An, X Zhang… - ARMA US Rock …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Traditional macro-mechanical parameter testing methods, such as single-triaxial rock
mechanics experiments, have high requirements on the size and integrity of rock samples …