Shale gas exploration and development in China: Current status, geological challenges, and future directions

C Sun, H Nie, W Dang, Q Chen, G Zhang, W Li… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The big success in marine shale gas exploration and production made China the third
country worldwide to commercialize shale gas development. However, the Upper …

CO2 containment and storage in organic-rich strata‒State of the art and future directions

H Huang, M Dong - International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Caprocks are crucial for preventing CO 2 leakage in carbon storage, but the effects of
mineral dissolution and precipitation on caprock properties and CO 2 propagation remain …

Effect of kerogen thermal maturity on methane adsorption capacity: A molecular modeling approach

S Alafnan, T Solling, M Mahmoud - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The presence of kerogen in source rocks gives rise to a plethora of potential gas storage
mechanisms. Proper estimation of the gas reserve requires knowledge of the quantities of …

Developmental characteristics, influencing factors and prediction of fractures for a tight gas sandstone in a gentle structural area of the Ordos Basin, China

S Yin, C Han, Z Wu, Q Li - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The study of fracture development characteristics of tight gas sandstone reservoirs in the
gentle structural areas of the Ordos Basin has been a research hot spot in recent years …

Petrophysics of kerogens based on realistic structures

S Alafnan - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Combining hydraulic fracturing with lateral drilling has allowed for economical hydrocarbon
production from unconventional formations. Nevertheless, beyond hydraulic fracturing, our …

Identification of organic matter components and organic pore characteristics of marine shale: A case study of Wufeng-Longmaxi shale in southern Sichuan Basin …

Z Chen, Y Song, Z Jiang, S Liu, Z Li, D Shi… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
With the global success of the commercial exploration and development of shale oil and
gas, research interest in the structure of shale pore, the gas and oil storage carrier, is …

Reservoir characteristics and evaluation of fluid mobility in organic-rich mixed siliciclastic-carbonate sediments: a case study of the lacustrine Qiketai Formation in …

T Li, Z Huang, Y Feng, X Chen, Q Ma, B Liu… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Organic matter-rich mixed siliciclastic-carbonate sediments is a special type of tight oil
reservoir in the Turpan-Hami basin, which is characterized by complex fluid type, mineral …

Emerging advances in CO2 storativity and trappability within shale reservoirs

FA Hameli, H Belhaj, M AlDhuhoori… - Energy Science & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Geological carbon storage and utilization is widely regarded as the most realistic method of
reducing carbon emissions throughout the energy transition era. In recent times, the …

Differences in hydrocarbon composition of shale oils in different phase states from the Qingshankou Formation, Songliao Basin, as determined from fluorescence …

L Bai, B Liu, J Yang, S Tian, B Wang, S Huang - Frontiers of Earth Science, 2021 - Springer
The phase state of shale oil has a significant impact on its mobility. The mineral and organic
matter in shale reservoirs play an important role in oil phase. This study attempts to evaluate …

Pore structure characteristics and their influencing factors: A case study from the middle jurassic mixed siliciclastic carbonate rocks, Turpan-Hami basin, Northwest …

T Li, Z Huang, J Zhao, X Xu, X Guo - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The mixed siliciclastic-carbonate rocks of the second member of the Qiketai Formation (J 2 q
2) in the Turpan-Hami Basin are lacustrine tight oil reservoir with vitrinite reflectance values …