Effects of supercritical CO2 treatment time, pressure, and temperature on microstructure of shale

Y Jiang, Y Luo, Y Lu, C Qin, H Liu - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Supercritical CO 2 (SC-CO 2) fluid is capable of extracting organic matter in shale
and dissolving the primary pores and fractures. To determine how well SC-CO 2 can …

Relationship between pore structure and mechanical properties of shale on supercritical carbon dioxide saturation

Y Lu, X Chen, J Tang, H Li, L Zhou, S Han, Z Ge, B Xia… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
When fracturing a shale gas reservoir with supercritical CO 2, the interaction between CO 2
and shale will change the pore structure, thus affecting the mechanical properties of shale …

Game-based analysis of energy-water nexus for identifying environmental impacts during Shale gas operations under stochastic input

L He, Y Chen, H Zhao, P Tian, Y Xue, L Chen - Science of The Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Environmental issues have become some of the greatest challenges encountered across
the life cycle Shale gas operations, and mostly involve the management, disposal, and spill …

Microstructure and mechanical properties alterations in shale treated via CO2/CO2-water exposure

J Zhou, K Yang, L Zhou, Y Jiang, X Xian… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
CO 2 injections into shale reservoirs can enhance the recovery of oil and gas, while
simultaneously sequestrating CO 2. However, with the injection of CO 2, the microstructure …

Spatial variability of tight oil well productivity and the impact of technology

JB Montgomery, FM O'sullivan - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
New well productivity levels have increased steadily across the major shale gas and tight oil
basins of North America since large-scale development began a decade ago. These gains …

The influences of super-critical CO2 saturation on tensile characteristics and failure modes of shales

Y Lu, Z Xu, H Li, J Tang, X Chen - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To investigate the mechanism of super-critical CO 2 saturation on the tensile properties of
shale, shale specimens were saturated with Sc-CO 2, and inert gas (Ar) was employed as …

Optimal planning and modular infrastructure dynamic allocation for shale gas production

B Hong, X Li, S Song, S Chen, C Zhao, J Gong - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Compared with the conventional method utilizing permanent processing facilities, modular
infrastructure has shown greater potential to hedge against the uncertainty due to the rapidly …

Modeling of nanoparticle fluid microscopic plugging effect on horizontal and vertical wellbore of shale gas

X Yang, J Cai, G Jiang, Y Zhang, Y Shi, S Chen, Y Yue… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Shale gas is an important part of realizing the modern multi-energy system as a kind of
unconventional energy with huge reserves for human energy needs. Adding nanomaterials …

Optimal planning and infrastructure development for shale gas production

K Arredondo-Ramírez, JM Ponce-Ortega… - Energy Conversion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recently, there has been a significant interest to the development and exploitation of
unconventional gas resources especially shale gas. Several places around the world have …

Optimal dynamic allocation of mobile plants to monetize associated or stranded natural gas, part I: Bakken shale play case study

SH Tan, PI Barton - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Associated or stranded natural gas presents a challenge to monetize due to its low volume
and lack of supporting infrastructure. Recent proposals for deploying mobile, modular plants …