Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional hydrocarbon resources involves the sequential
injection of a high-pressure, particle-laden fluid with varying pH's to make commercial …

Source rocks are fundamental elements for petroleum systems, and Total Organic Carbon
(TOC) is one of the most important geochemical parameters in source rock property …

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques have the potential to improve recovery in
unconventional shale oil reservoirs which have prolific short-term success but elusive near …

The spatial heterogeneity of pore structure and mineral composition at μm to mm scales in
mm to cm-sized shale samples complicates the laboratory measurements of porosity & pore …

The formation mechanism of micron-to centimeter-scale sedimentary cycles in lacustrine
shales is a hot topic of research, because these small-scale sedimentary cycles significantly …

Mineral and organic matter compositions & pore structures of fine-grained shale influence
reservoir properties. To improve the understanding of spatial heterogeneity in core-sized …

This study presents new optical petrography and electron microscopy data, interpreted in the
context of previously published petrophysical, geochemical, and mineralogical data, to …

Abstract The US Geological Survey assessed undiscovered unconventional hydrocarbon
resources reservoired in the Upper Cretaceous Tuscaloosa marine shale (TMS) of southern …

In this study, the vertical and lateral geological and geomechanical heterogeneity of the
Duvernay shale play of Western-Central Alberta (Canada) is investigated at two different …

Multi-stage hydraulic-fracturing horizontal wells has revolutionized today's oil and gas
industry. Post-frac fluid soaking is essential for improving productivity of shale oil-gas wells …