Modeling of multi-scale transport phenomena in shale gas production—a critical review

H Wang, L Chen, Z Qu, Y Yin, Q Kang, B Yu, WQ Tao - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Shale gas, although unconventional, is a prospective clean energy source. Shale gas
production is a complex multi-scale process with its spatial size ranging from the nanoscale …

X-ray tomography imaging of shale microstructures: A review in the context of multiscale correlative imaging

M Arif, M Mahmoud, Y Zhang, S Iglauer - International Journal of Coal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shale microstructure determines hydrocarbon reserves and productivity. However, despite
its high economic importance, the shale microstructure remains poorly understood. This is …

Numerical trend analysis for factors affecting EOR performance and CO2 storage in tight oil reservoirs

FI Syed, T Muther, VP Van, AK Dahaghi, S Negahban - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Improved oil recovery from tight oil reservoirs to fulfill the fossil fuel requirements and the CO
2 storage to meet the net carbon zero objectives are the two motivations of this work. CO 2 is …

A realistic and integrated model for evaluating oil sands development with steam assisted gravity drainage technology in Canada

Z Rui, X Wang, Z Zhang, J Lu, G Chen, X Zhou, S Patil - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Oil sands resource is the third largest oil reserve, and 70% of the oil sands are in Canada.
The emerging of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage technology has made the commercial …

Shale gas transport model in 3D fractal porous media with variable pore sizes

J Cai, D Lin, H Singh, W Wei, S Zhou - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
A model for gas transport in shale is proposed by accounting for three major fluid flow
mechanisms in shale stratum, which is modeled as a 3D fractal media. The proposed …

Review of micro seepage mechanisms in shale gas reservoirs

Z Liehui, S Baochao, Z Yulong, G Zhaoli - International Journal of Heat and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Accurate understanding of gas micro seepage mechanisms in shale plays is of great
importance for numerical simulation and productivity prediction. Classical seepage theory …

Flow behavior of gas confined in nanoporous shale at high pressure: Real gas effect

K Wu, Z Chen, X Li, J Xu, J Li, K Wang, H Wang… - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding and controlling the gas flow at the nanoscale has tremendous implications in
the fields of separation science, catalytic reactions, and energy storage, conversion and …

Digital rock physics, chemistry, and biology: challenges and prospects of pore-scale modelling approach

S Sadeghnejad, F Enzmann, M Kersten - Applied Geochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon rocks have complicated pore structures with
heterogeneities distributed over various length scales (from nanometre to centimetre or even …

Influence of gravel on the propagation pattern of hydraulic fracture in the glutenite reservoir

Z Rui, T Guo, Q Feng, Z Qu, N Qi, F Gong - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The clear mechanism of hydraulic fracture propagation in glutenite reservoirs with high
heterogeneity is still not obtained, thus it is difficult to carry out the design of fracturing plan …

Evaluation of carbon dioxide storage and miscible gas EOR in shale oil reservoirs

HR Lashgari, A Sun, T Zhang, GA Pope, LW Lake - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new perspective on modeling of CO 2 and miscible gas injection into
shale oil plays for potential enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and CO 2 storage. Our major …