Fluid flow and efficient development technologies in unconventional reservoirs: State-of-the-art methods and future perspectives

F Wang, H Xu, S Wang, J Deng… - Advances in Geo …, 2024 - ager.yandypress.com
With the global energy consumption on the rise and the gradual decline in conventional oil
production, unconventional reservoirs have received considerable attention in the last …

An analytical solution model of oil–water dynamic imbibition considering dynamic contact angle effect and osmotic pressure at micro-nano scale

F Wang, L Liu, H Xu, Y Liu, X Meng, B Peng - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
Spontaneous imbibition is one of the important mechanisms to enhance oil recovery during
hydraulic fracturing process of shale reservoirs. The dynamic contact angle effect in …

Experimental study on microscopic production characteristics and influencing factors during dynamic imbibition of shale reservoir with online NMR and fractal theory

M Du, Y Zhengming, W Lv, Q Xiao, Q Xiang, L Yao… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Dynamic imbibition and displacement between the matrix and fractures in shale reservoirs
can significantly enhance oil recovery (EOR) following initial depletion. However, the …

Surface modeling of wettability transition on α-quartz: Insights from experiments and molecular dynamics simulations

B Liu, X Lei, M Ahmadi, L Jiang, Z Chen - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
The wettability of quartz surfaces is a critical property in numerous energy-related industrial
processes. However, accurately quantifying wettability is challenging due to the multitude of …

[HTML][HTML] Mobilization of tight oil by spontaneous imbibition of surfactants

MC Ding, XF Xue, YF Wang, CH Zhang, SZ Qiu - Petroleum Science, 2024 - Elsevier
A series of spontaneous imbibition (SI) tests of tight oil were performed, together with oil
distribution scans by computed tomography (CT) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) …

Quantitative characterization of imbibition in fractured porous media based on fractal theory

D Xia, Z Liao, M Wu, Z Yang, H Li, D Shi - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In low-permeability reservoirs, such as shale and tight sandstone, imbibition is an important
mechanism for enhancing oil recovery. After hydraulic fracturing treatment, these reservoirs …

Nonlinear diffusion mechanism of porous media and countercurrent imbibition distance of fracturing fluids

L Zhang, H Yu, C Liu, L Sun, Y Wu, T Wang, R Ma… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Fracturing fluids countercurrent imbibition is a significant method to enhance recovery
during hydraulic fracturing and soaking in shale reservoirs. Most investigations have …