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 …

Hydrocarbons in subsurface nanoporous media, such as shale, are promising energy
resources to compensate for the shortage of conventional reservoirs. Pore-network …

Shale reservoirs are extensively exploited using hydraulic fracturing, which forms multiple
cracks that connect with the existing natural fractures to create a continuous path for the gas …

Multiple transport mechanisms coexist in nanopores of shale gas reservoirs with complex
pore size distribution and different gas-storage processes, including continuum flow, slip …

Predicting long-term production from gas shale reservoirs has been a major challenge for
the petroleum industry. To better understand how production profiles are likely to evolve with …

Unconventional natural gas has become an important source of energy. However, the
development of such resources has been challenging as these reservoirs are characterised …

Surface diffusion plays a key role in gas mass transfer due to the majority of adsorbed gas
with abundant nanopores of organic matter in shale gas reservoirs. Surface diffusion …

Shale microstructure determines hydrocarbon reserves and productivity. However, despite
its high economic importance, the shale microstructure remains poorly understood. This is …

Understanding gas storage and transport mechanisms in shale is crucial for reservoir
evaluation and gas production forecast. The shale matrix has a complex pore structure, with …

Porous structures of shales are reconstructed using the markov chain monte carlo (MCMC)
method based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of shale samples from …