The artificial lift (AL) system is the most efficient production technique in optimizing
production from the unconventional horizontal oil and gas wells. Nonetheless, due to …

Abstract Liquid nitrogen (LN 2) freeze-thaw cycle, a new waterless fracturing method, has a
significant potential in coalbed methane (CBM) production. The ultra-low temperature of LN …

Shales have been a major focus of the energy industry over the past few decades. Recently,
there is a paradigm shift in the energy industry to low-carbon solutions, such as carbon …

Shale reservoirs can be stimulated by injecting cryogenic fluids such as liquid nitrogen (LN
2) to initiate and propagate fractures and to connect existing natural fracture networks. This …

Unconventional reservoirs have ultra-low permeability, and the combination of horizontal
wells and multistage transverse hydraulic fracturing have unlocked economical hydrocarbon …

Although field data reports that adding surfactants into hydraulic fracturing fluid increases
flowback efficiency, there is a lack of studies that investigate whether the higher flowback …

Near-wellbore damage, which significantly reduces hydrocarbon production, can happen
during drilling, cementing, perforation, completion, and stimulation operations. The most …

Unconventional resources, such as Eagle Ford formation, are commonly classified for their
ultra-low permeability, where pore sizes are in nano-scale and pore-conductivity is low …

Shale wells are often shut in after hydraulic fracturing is completed. Shut-in often lasts for an
extended period in the perceived hope of improving the ultimate oil recovery. However …

The integrated geomechanical process is a novel and resourceful approach that coalesces
multidisciplinary scientific fields with geomechanics to provide solutions to complex scientific …