A critical review on pore to continuum scale imaging techniques for enhanced shale gas recovery
Imaging and image analysis of shale provides insights into the pore and fracture networks,
disposition of compositional elements, and signatures of diagenesis and fluid flow …
disposition of compositional elements, and signatures of diagenesis and fluid flow …
Multiscale simulations of shale gas transport in micro/nano-porous shale matrix considering pore structure influence
Unravelling the transport characteristic of shale gas in actual extraction process is
significantly important to improve the gas recovery efficiency and production. But the …
significantly important to improve the gas recovery efficiency and production. But the …
Effect of microscale compressibility on apparent porosity and permeability in shale gas reservoirs
The pore network in shale reservoirs comprise of nanoporous organic matter (OM) and
micron-size pores in inorganic material (iOM). Accurate gas transport models in shale must …
micron-size pores in inorganic material (iOM). Accurate gas transport models in shale must …
Dynamic porosity and apparent permeability in porous organic matter of shale gas reservoirs
Poromechanical effect, adsorbed-layer thinning, and desorption-induced shrinkage
processes in porous organic matter (OM) change pore sizes during depressurization of …
processes in porous organic matter (OM) change pore sizes during depressurization of …
Lattice Boltzmann method simulations about shale gas flow in contracting nano-channels
Shale matrix consists of numerous interconnected nanoscale slit pores with size ranging
from 4 nm to 200 nm, naturally resulting in variable cross-section scenarios for shale gas …
from 4 nm to 200 nm, naturally resulting in variable cross-section scenarios for shale gas …
Image-based core-scale real gas apparent permeability from pore-scale experimental data in shale reservoirs
This paper presents a new upscaling method to derive the core-scale apparent gas
permeability from an improved pore-scale permeability model and experimental data, with …
permeability from an improved pore-scale permeability model and experimental data, with …
Pore network modeling of the non-Darcy flows in shale and tight formations
Pore network modeling is a powerful tool to simulate multiphase flow in porous media. Quasi-
static model is used in this work and the drainage displacement process is simulated. In …
static model is used in this work and the drainage displacement process is simulated. In …
Reconstruction of porous structure and simulation of non-continuum flow in shale matrix
Distribution and connectivity of pores in shale is difficult to characterise due to their nano-
micro multiscale characteristics. Flow in the porous structure is correspondingly controlled …
micro multiscale characteristics. Flow in the porous structure is correspondingly controlled …
Semi-quantitative multiscale modelling and flow simulation in a nanoscale porous system of shale
Numerical flow simulation in shale, especially in the nanoscale porous system of a shale
matrix, is still challenging because no imaging device can effectively describe the nanoscale …
matrix, is still challenging because no imaging device can effectively describe the nanoscale …
Image-based microscale rock typing and its application
Y Wang - Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production …, 2024 - Springer
Rock typing plays a crucial role in describing the heterogeneity of the reservoir. Most of the
conventional rock typing methods are implemented to classify the target reservoir into …
conventional rock typing methods are implemented to classify the target reservoir into …