Occurrence space and state of shale oil: A review

Y Xu, Z Lun, Z Pan, H Wang, X Zhou, C Zhao… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shale oil is a promising alternative unconventional energy to conventional fossil fuels. Its
exploration and production are critical to improve the present energy consumption pattern …

[HTML][HTML] Gas storage in shale pore system: A review of the mechanism, control and assessment

Y Feng, XM Xiao, EZ Wang, P Gao, CG Lu, G Li - Petroleum Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past 15 years, the shale gas revolution and large-scale commercial developments in
the United States have driven the exploration and development of shale plays worldwide …

Restoration of sedimentary environment and geochemical features of deep marine Longmaxi shale and its significance for shale gas: A case study of the Dingshan …

Y Feng, X Xiao, P Gao, E Wang, D Hu, R Liu… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the urgent need to increase shale gas production and reserves, deep shale gas has
gradually become an important target for further exploration in China. However, there is still …

Pore structure evolution of Qingshankou shale (kerogen type I) during artificial maturation via hydrous and anhydrous pyrolysis: Experimental study and intelligent …

B Liu, MR Mohammadi, Z Ma, L Bai, L Wang, Y Xu… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, alterations in the pore structure of the Qingshankou shale during hydrous and
anhydrous pyrolysis (HP and AHP) over wide ranges of temperature (300–450° C) were …

Gas adsorption characterization of pore structure of organic-rich shale: Insights into contribution of organic matter to shale pore network

Y Wang, L Liu, H Cheng - Natural Resources Research, 2021 - Springer
Organic matter (OM)-hosted pores are the most prevalent pores in organic-rich shale, in
which shale gas is generated and stored. Ascertaining the pore structure of OM and its …

Source and seal coupling mechanism for shale gas enrichment in upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation-Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Sichuan Basin and its …

Z Jin, H Nie, Q Liu, J Zhao, T Jiang - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, theoretical geologic research has made important progress in shale gas
exploration and development, and new discoveries, such as the Jiaoshiba, Weiyuan and …

Connectivity of organic matter pores in the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation shale, Sichuan Basin, Southern China: Analyses from helium ion microscope and …

K Zhang, S Jiang, R Zhao, P Wang, C Jia… - Geological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As one of the most important energy sources in the world today, shale gas has attracted
extensive research. Numerous scholars agreed that the organic matter (OM) pores in shale …

[HTML][HTML] Geology still matters–unconventional petroleum system disappointments and failures

B Katz, L Gao, J Little, YR Zhao - Unconventional Resources, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning and factory drilling approaches have increased efficiency and
improved the commerciality in many tight plays. However, not all the original resource …

Quartz types and origins in the paleozoic Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations, Eastern Sichuan Basin, China: Implications for porosity preservation in shale reservoirs

T Dong, S He, M Chen, Y Hou, X Guo, C Wei… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Quartz in shales has been demonstrated to exert a significant effect on shale gas production
by influencing rock mechanical behavior and reservoir porosity; however, quartz types and …

Favorable lithofacies types and genesis of marine-continental transitional black shale: A case study of Permian Shanxi Formation in the eastern margin of Ordos Basin …

WU Jin, W Hongyan, SHI Zhensheng, W Qi… - Petroleum Exploration …, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on core description, thin section identification, X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning
electron microscopy, low-temperature gas adsorption and high-pressure mercury intrusion …