A review of transport mechanisms and models for unconventional tight shale gas reservoir systems

S Akilu, E Padmanabhan, Z Sun - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gas transport in unconventional reservoirs is highly complex by differing greatly from those
in conventional reservoirs with low porosity and permeability. Shale incorporates both …

Evolution of porosity in kerogen type I during hydrous and anhydrous pyrolysis: Experimental study, mechanistic understanding, and model development

B Liu, MR Mohammadi, Z Ma, L Bai, L Wang, Y Xu… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, to clarify the role of water during thermal maturation on organic porosity
evolution, pore structure characteristics of the Qingshankou shale (type I kerogen) were …

[HTML][HTML] Recent techniques on analyses and characterizations of shale gas and oil reservoir

Y Wang, Z Wang, Z Zhang, S Yao, H Zhang, G Zheng… - Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
This article offers a comprehensive review focused on the analysis and characterization of
shale reservoirs, unconventional hydrocarbon resources that uniquely serve as both the …

Molecular dynamics of methane flow behavior through realistic organic nanopores under geologic shale condition: pore size and kerogen types

Z Sun, X Li, W Liu, T Zhang, M He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Up to date, for the purpose of simplicity, graphene-based structures, like nano-porous
carbons or carbon nanotubes, have been widely utilized to investigate methane flow …

Quantitative analysis of pore complexity in lacustrine organic-rich shale and comparison to marine shale: Insights from experimental tests and fractal theory

H Li, S He, AE Radwan, J Xie, Q Qin - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Continental shale gas enrichment is significantly influenced by pore structure, yet research
on this topic remains limited compared to marine shale. This study investigates the complex …

Differential impact of clay minerals and organic matter on pore structure and its fractal characteristics of marine and continental shales in China

J Chang, X Fan, Z Jiang, X Wang, L Chen, J Li… - Applied Clay …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clay minerals and organic matter are commonly developed in shale sediments, and have an
important influence on the pore structure and pore complexity of shale reservoirs. However …

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 …

Full-scale nanopore system and fractal characteristics of clay-rich lacustrine shale combining FE-SEM, nano-CT, gas adsorption and mercury intrusion porosimetry

J Zhang, Y Tang, D He, P Sun, X Zou - Applied Clay Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Shale pore structures and irregularities are significant for gas adsorption and interstifial flow.
High complexity and nonuniformity, wide pore scales, and multiple morphology hinder the …

Pore structure characterization of solvent extracted shale containing kerogen type III during artificial maturation: Experiments and tree-based machine learning …

B Liu, MR Mohammadi, Z Ma, L Bai, L Wang, Y Xu… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Shale samples with type III kerogen from the Damoguaihe formation were exposed to
hydrous and anhydrous pyrolysis (HP and AHP) in the temperature range of 300–450° C …

Review of unconventional hydrocarbon resources: production technologies and opportunities for development

O Tolmachev, A Urunov, S Muminova… - Mining of mineral …, 2020 - ir.nmu.org.ua
Purpose. Study the state of modern technologies for the extraction of unconventional
hydrocarbon resources and determine the prospects for their development. Methods. The …